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Watch: Rahul Roushan explains why ‘manipulated’ tag is dangerous for Congress

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OpIndia CEO Rahul Roushan whereas in an interview Big Tech and the alleged ‘Congress toolkit’ defined how the content material being marked as manipulated media by Twitter is just dangerous information for the Congress occasion.
While speaking in regards to the repercussions of the ‘toolkit’, Rahul Roushan remarked that no Congress supporter can deny that the propaganda talked about within the toolkit truly matches the deeds of the occasion and the left ecosystem. 
On Congress’s allegations towards the BJP of reverse-engineering the toolkit, Roushan (from 35:00) stated, “(They) are saying that whatever Congress and the left ecosystem are doing which results in propaganda against India is not part of a conspiracy but a natural reaction.”

Rahul Roushan’s interplay on Big Tech vs the Government of IndiaRoushan opined that the allegation of being pushed by a toolkit can nonetheless be defended, nevertheless, claiming that the occasion’s response to the present situation was not foundation any motivated doc however a pure and anticipated response is indefensible.
Big tech vs the Government of India
When requested in regards to the shenanigans of Twitter and its non-compliance to the brand new guidelines launched for social media platforms by the federal government, Roushan stated that there needs to be a value hooked up for non-compliance. 
Roushan advocated that it’s essential to get digital platforms to abide by the regulation of the land in a constitutional framework that’s adopted in most democracies. 
The authorities of India had just lately provide you with a strongly worded rebuttal to Twitter’s deceptive and obfuscating statements to media at present relating to Indian regulation and its so-called insurance policies.
‘Toolkit’ to defame India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The alleged toolkit claimed by the AICC created an upheaval on social media platforms early this month advocating methods to defame Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India amidst the raging pandemic. The four-page doc gave an in depth description of tips on how to assault Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defame Hindus, get ‘tailored’ articles attacking the Indian authorities in worldwide media, and customarily fan an anti-Modi hatred among the many lots.
Incidentally, each propaganda talked about within the doc resembled the modus operandi of Congress occasion employees and supporters resulting in suspicion. Consequently, following a criticism by the Congress occasion, Twitter hooked up a ‘manipulated media’ label to tweets.
The Government of India objected to the identical and stated, “In its communication to Twitter, the Ministry has stated that a complaint has already been made by one of the concerned parties before local law enforcement agency questioning the veracity of the toolkit and the same is under investigation.”