The government has told Twitter to delete 257 handles. The government termed the list of 257 handles non-negotiable even it agreed to meet Twitter officials to discuss issues flagged. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Wednesday agreed to a virtual meeting with Twitter officials to discuss issues that were flagged by the government earlier.
During the meeting, the Centre read out the Riot Act to Twitter. The Secretary Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology reportedly told Twitter officials not to maintain double standards.
In addition, the government also pulled up Twitter for dragging its feet in the aftermath of the Red Fort incident while it had acted swiftly to block objectionable handles, including that of former US president Donald Trump following violence at the US Capitol.
"Twitter cannot be the adjudicator on the Constitution of India and can take legal recourse on the government's request to block handles. However, Twitter cannot make judgements on the government's request to block objectionable handles," the Government of India told the social media giant.
The Secretary Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology also asked Twitter officials how the micro-blogging website is "transparent" if it allows millions of bots to operate. Watch full bulletin.
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