Twitter fails to reply to discover about blocking the account of RS Prasad

Twitter India has failed to reply to the discover despatched by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology, reported News 18. The micro-blogging web site was given a interval of 48 hours to reply in writing in regards to the locking of the accounts of Minister for IT Ravi Shankar Prasad and Congress chief Shashi Tharoor.
Twitter blocks Ravi Shankar Prasad
On June 25, the micro-blogging web site Twitter once more got here beneath the scanner for blocking Union Minister of Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad (RS Prasad) for allegedly violating the copyright act of the United States of America. The motion towards him was taken in connection to a video that he posted on Vijay Diwas in 2017 and had allegedly used copyrighted music ‘Maa Tujhe Salam.’
This data got here to the fore after Twitter revealed the Lumen knowledge the place it confirmed clearly that it was primarily based on this submit that entry to Ravi Shankar Prasad’s Twitter deal with was blocked on June 25, 2021. The submit by RS Prasad that used Maa Tujhe Salaam because the background music was flagged as a copyright violation by the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) as might be seen from the ‘sender’ data on the DMCA discover. The submit was reported by Sony Music Entertainment.
Parliamentary Committee pulls up Twitter
The Parliamentary Panel for IT headed by senior Congress chief Shashi Tharoor had directed the Secretariat to hunt a proof from Twitter in writing concerning the locking of the accounts of Minister for IT Ravi Shankar Prasad and Shashi Tharoor. Twitter was requested to submit a proof inside two days. In the absence of a passable reply from Twitter, the Committee can summon an official from the corporate. 
Shashi Tharoor mentioned, “As Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, I can state that we will be seeking an explanation from @TwitterIndia for the locking of @rsprasad’s & my accounts & the rules & procedures they follow while operating in India.” Twitter has been going via a tricky time for the reason that passage of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021. Following its refusal to obey Indian legal guidelines, it has misplaced its middleman standing after which a number of FIRs have been filed towards the platform.