Remove inflammatory content or be ready for jail, penalty: Govt to Twitter

This came after Twitter refused to comply with the govt’s request to block 257 accounts that had used the hashtag #ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide. “Twitter is an intermediary and they are obliged to obey directions of the government. Refusal to do so will invite penal action,” the IT ministry said in a notice sent to the company. The company had initially “withheld” the accounts, but later unblocked them.This came after Twitter refused to comply with the govt’s request to block 257 accounts that had used the hashtag #ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide. “Twitter is an intermediary and they are obliged to obey directions of the government. Refusal to do so will invite penal action,” the IT ministry said in a notice sent to the company. The company had initially “withheld” the accounts, but later unblocked them.