Govt points discover to Twitter on farmer genocide hashtags; warns of penal motion

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Government has directed Twitter to adjust to its order to take away contents/accounts associated to farmer genocide hashtags, and warned that the microblogging platform could face “penal action” for non-compliance of its order, in accordance with sources.

Government sources stated that Twitter had unilaterally unblocked accounts and tweets regardless of particular order for blocking. Twitter is an ‘intermediary’ and is obliged to obey course of presidency, sources stated, including that the platform could face penal motion for not complying with authorities orders.

Government discover quoted greater than half a dozen Supreme Court judgments together with of constitutional benches as to what’s public order and what the rights of authorities are.

IT ministry sources asserted that Twitter can’t assume the position of courtroom and justify non-compliance.

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) had latest directed Twitter to dam round 250 tweets/Twitter accounts that have been making ‘faux, intimidatory and provocative tweets’ on January 30 with hashtags accusing the Modi authorities of planning farmers ‘genocide’ with none additional substantiation.

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