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"Outright Lie": Minister Slams Twitter Ex CEO's Government Pressure Charge
The government today vehemently rebutted Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's allegation of receiving "many requests" from India to censor accounts critical of government and those reporting on farmers' protests.
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Twitter Says Indian Among Top 5 Countries That Sought Account Information of Users in First Half of 2022
India was among the top requesting countries to remove content from Twitter last year, the popular microblogging platform said in a blog post. On Tuesday, Twitter shared data on its health and safety efforts and said it received approximately 53,000 legal requests to remove content from governments across the globe from January 1 to June 30, 2022.
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Karnataka High Court Adjourns Twitter Accounts Takedown Case To February 7
Following a request by the central government, the High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday once again adjourned the hearing of the petition by Twitter against the government's takedown orders.
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Minister Slams Twitter, Warns Against "Weaponisation Of Misinformation"
Union minister Rajiv Chandrasekhar today said that the Central government's requests to Twitter to take down posts is only a fraction of what comes from other nations, including the US and Germany. The government, he added, is just trying to create s
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Elon Musk Urged by UN to Ensure Human Rights Are Central to Management of Twitter
Elon Musk was urged by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Saturday, to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter". The message from Türk was issued after reports that Musk had fired the entire team working on human rights on the microblogging platform. In his letter, Türk urged Twitter to stand up for the r...
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India Expects Twitter to Comply With Country's Rules After Musk Takeover; New IT Rules Inbound, MoS IT Says
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover deal was completed on Thursday, but the Indian government continues to expect the firm to comply with the country's IT rules, according to MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The government is expected to release amended IT rules after months of consultation, the minister said on Friday.
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Elon Musk Prepares Himself for the Judgement Against Twitter Ahead of October 17 Trial
Twitter wants a Delaware court to order Elon Musk to buy the social media service for $44 billion (nearly Rs. 3,60,000 crore), as he promised back in April. The Tesla billionaire's reputation for dismissing government pronouncements has some worried that he might flout an unfavourable ruling of the Delaware Court of Chancery, known for its handling...
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Viral: UP Government Employee's Leave Request To Placate Upset Wife
Seeking leaves from office citing fictious reasons is a regular incident. One such incident has now gone viral as a government official requested three days' leave to persuade his irate wife to return home from her mother's house.
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WhatsApp, Twitter Show Resistance as Government’s Fight Against Fake News Targets Dissent
Twitter and WhatsApp are pushing back after being targeted as part of the government’s recent actions aimed at rooting out cybercrimes and what it calls “fake news” on social media. As part of the amended IT Rules, executives at companies that don’t comply with content removal requests could face jail time. The government sent YouTube 1,670...
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Twitter Reports Huge Spike in Governments' Requests to Remove Content, Snoop Users' Details
Twitter has warned that governments around the globe are asking to remove content or snoop on private details of user accounts at an alarming rate. While US made up for 20 percent requests, India is close behind.
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Google, Twitter Yet to Comply With Indonesia’s Licensing Rules; Facebook, Other Meta Units Registered
Google and Twitter are yet to sign up for Indonesia's new licensing rules as of midday Wednesday, ministry records showed. Meanwhile, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have agreed to Indonesia’s licensing rules for tech companies. The Meta-owned firms signed up for the rules a day ahead of the deadline provided by the government, before they risk ...
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Twitter India Said to Pursue Judicial Review of Content Takedown Orders, Alleging Abuse of Power
Twitter is said to be looking to overturn orders by the government to take down content from the IT ministry, according to sources. The US social media firm is looking to get a judicial review as part of a growing confrontation with the government over-regulation of content on its platform. Twitter has been warned of criminal action for not impleme...
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Twitter India Said to Be Granted Time Till July 4 to Comply With All Past Blocking Orders
Twitter has been issued a notice directing it to comply with all the government’s past orders by July 4, according to an official source. The Ministry of Electronics and IT has set the deadline for the microblogging service to comply with its blocking orders, failing which Twitter may lose intermediary status, which means it will be liable for al...
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Twitter Ordered to Censor Tweets, Handles Critical of Indian Government's Internet Censorship, More: Report
Twitter has allegedly censored some tweets and/ or blocked handles of various users in India.
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Twitter Document Shows Centre Requested Blocking Politicians, Journalists: Report
Twitter was asked by the government to block multiple accounts and some tweets from advocacy group Freedom House, journalists, politicians, and supporters of farmers' protest, according to a document filed by the platform on June 26.
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"Outright Lie": Minister Slams Twitter Ex CEO's Government Pressure Charge
The government today vehemently rebutted Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's allegation of receiving "many requests" from India to censor accounts critical of government and those reporting on farmers' protests.
-
Twitter Says Indian Among Top 5 Countries That Sought Account Information of Users in First Half of 2022
India was among the top requesting countries to remove content from Twitter last year, the popular microblogging platform said in a blog post. On Tuesday, Twitter shared data on its health and safety efforts and said it received approximately 53,000 legal requests to remove content from governments across the globe from January 1 to June 30, 2022.
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Karnataka High Court Adjourns Twitter Accounts Takedown Case To February 7
Following a request by the central government, the High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday once again adjourned the hearing of the petition by Twitter against the government's takedown orders.
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Minister Slams Twitter, Warns Against "Weaponisation Of Misinformation"
Union minister Rajiv Chandrasekhar today said that the Central government's requests to Twitter to take down posts is only a fraction of what comes from other nations, including the US and Germany. The government, he added, is just trying to create s
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Elon Musk Urged by UN to Ensure Human Rights Are Central to Management of Twitter
Elon Musk was urged by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Saturday, to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter". The message from Türk was issued after reports that Musk had fired the entire team working on human rights on the microblogging platform. In his letter, Türk urged Twitter to stand up for the r...
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India Expects Twitter to Comply With Country's Rules After Musk Takeover; New IT Rules Inbound, MoS IT Says
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover deal was completed on Thursday, but the Indian government continues to expect the firm to comply with the country's IT rules, according to MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The government is expected to release amended IT rules after months of consultation, the minister said on Friday.
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Elon Musk Prepares Himself for the Judgement Against Twitter Ahead of October 17 Trial
Twitter wants a Delaware court to order Elon Musk to buy the social media service for $44 billion (nearly Rs. 3,60,000 crore), as he promised back in April. The Tesla billionaire's reputation for dismissing government pronouncements has some worried that he might flout an unfavourable ruling of the Delaware Court of Chancery, known for its handling...
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Viral: UP Government Employee's Leave Request To Placate Upset Wife
Seeking leaves from office citing fictious reasons is a regular incident. One such incident has now gone viral as a government official requested three days' leave to persuade his irate wife to return home from her mother's house.
-
WhatsApp, Twitter Show Resistance as Government’s Fight Against Fake News Targets Dissent
Twitter and WhatsApp are pushing back after being targeted as part of the government’s recent actions aimed at rooting out cybercrimes and what it calls “fake news” on social media. As part of the amended IT Rules, executives at companies that don’t comply with content removal requests could face jail time. The government sent YouTube 1,670...
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Twitter Reports Huge Spike in Governments' Requests to Remove Content, Snoop Users' Details
Twitter has warned that governments around the globe are asking to remove content or snoop on private details of user accounts at an alarming rate. While US made up for 20 percent requests, India is close behind.
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Google, Twitter Yet to Comply With Indonesia’s Licensing Rules; Facebook, Other Meta Units Registered
Google and Twitter are yet to sign up for Indonesia's new licensing rules as of midday Wednesday, ministry records showed. Meanwhile, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have agreed to Indonesia’s licensing rules for tech companies. The Meta-owned firms signed up for the rules a day ahead of the deadline provided by the government, before they risk ...
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Twitter India Said to Pursue Judicial Review of Content Takedown Orders, Alleging Abuse of Power
Twitter is said to be looking to overturn orders by the government to take down content from the IT ministry, according to sources. The US social media firm is looking to get a judicial review as part of a growing confrontation with the government over-regulation of content on its platform. Twitter has been warned of criminal action for not impleme...
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Twitter India Said to Be Granted Time Till July 4 to Comply With All Past Blocking Orders
Twitter has been issued a notice directing it to comply with all the government’s past orders by July 4, according to an official source. The Ministry of Electronics and IT has set the deadline for the microblogging service to comply with its blocking orders, failing which Twitter may lose intermediary status, which means it will be liable for al...
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Twitter Ordered to Censor Tweets, Handles Critical of Indian Government's Internet Censorship, More: Report
Twitter has allegedly censored some tweets and/ or blocked handles of various users in India.
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Twitter Document Shows Centre Requested Blocking Politicians, Journalists: Report
Twitter was asked by the government to block multiple accounts and some tweets from advocacy group Freedom House, journalists, politicians, and supporters of farmers' protest, according to a document filed by the platform on June 26.
