NEW DELHI: India’s information and account removal requests<\/a> to Twitter<\/a> shot up exponentially between Jan-June 2020 and Jan-Jun 2019. During the same period, legal information requests<\/a> made to Facebook<\/a> also jumped. So did the number of hours lost to internet shutdowns.

Information requests made to Twitter leapfrogged by 451%. Following such requests, the company has to reveal who operates a specific account. Overall, the government made 2,613 such requests, specifying 6,346 accounts, out of which Twitter complied with just 1%. Account removal requests also registered a 450% leap, as per statistics offered by the micro-blogging company. Since 2012, India has made 5,5000 requests for account withdrawals, out of which Twitter complied with 18.8% requests. These requests specified 29,213 accounts.

Legal information requests also showed a 57% vault though content restriction requests indicate a 34% fall.

Internet shutdowns also went up during this period, as per UK-based organisation Top10vpn’s annual report. In 2020, the number of hours lost (8,927) resulted in an estimated economic loss of $2.8 billion. The previous year, 4,196 hours were lost causing a projected loss of $1.3 billion. To put it in percentage, there was a 113% rise in the number of hours lost and a 115% rise in economic cost between 2019 and 2020. The report further assessed the global internet shutdown cost to be around $4 billion, with India accounting for nearly 70% of the total losses.

Between January and June 2020, India stood second after the US in the list of countries which wrote to Twitter for account information of users. Since 2012, India has made 5,877 information requests, specifying 19,8000 accounts from the microblogging platform. Almost half of these requests, 44.5% came in the first half of 2020.

During the same period, India sent Twitter 149 legal demands for action on verified accounts, including journalists and news outlets. About 142 demands were made by Turkey. Twitter withheld two tweets under Section 69A of the IT Act but said it did not act on the remaining demands since the accounts came under its “protected speech” policies.

India also made 35,560 requests, impacting 57,294 accounts, for user information from Facebook during January-June 2020, out of which Facebook complied with 50% requests. In the second half of 2019, India had made 26,698 requests for user information, out of which Facebook had complied with 57%. Globally, India was the second country with the maximum requests, after the US (57,910).

In the same period, Facebook also restricted access to 681 items in response to directions from the
ministry of electronics and information technology<\/a> for violating Section 69A of the Information Technology Act<\/a>, 2000, including content against security of the state and public order.
<\/p><\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":80851087,"title":"Genpact reports 9% decline in net profit in Q4","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/genpact-reports-9-decline-in-net-profit-in-q4\/80851087","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[{"msid":"80817593","title":"Twitter - 2","entity_type":"IMAGES","seopath":"business\/india-business\/in-1-year-indias-info-requests-to-twitter-increased-by-451\/twitter-2","category_name":"In 1 year, India\u2019s info requests to Twitter increased by 451%","synopsis":"File image used for representation","thumb":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/thumb\/img-size-50583\/80817593.cms?width=150&height=112","link":"\/image\/business\/india-business\/in-1-year-indias-info-requests-to-twitter-increased-by-451\/twitter-2\/80817593"}],"msid":80851103,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"In one year, India's info requests to Twitter increased by 451%","synopsis":"Overall, the government made 2,613 such requests, specifying 6,346 accounts, out of which Twitter complied with just 1%","titleseo":"telecomnews\/in-one-year-indias-info-requests-to-twitter-increased-by-451","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Anam Ajmal","author_link":"\/author\/479246060\/anam-ajmal","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/479246060.cms?width=100&height=100","author_additional":{"thumbsize":false,"msid":479246060,"author_name":"Anam Ajmal","author_seo_name":"Anam-Ajmal","designation":"Journalist","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"TNN","artdate":"2021-02-11 17:01:07","lastupd":"2021-02-11 17:01:46","breadcrumbTags":["Twitter","legal information requests","information technology act","ministry of electronics and information technology","facebook","requests","MVAS\/Apps"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/in-one-year-indias-info-requests-to-twitter-increased-by-451"}}" data-authors="[" anam ajmal"]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2021-02-11" data-index="article_1">

在一年内,印度的Twitter信息请求增加了451%

总的来说,政府推出了2613个这样的请求,指定6346个账户,而Twitter遵守仅为1%

安南Ajmal
  • 2021年2月11日更新是05:01点

新德里:印度的信息和帐户删除请求推特1月至6月亚太地区2020年和2019年Jan-Jun之间上升指数。在同一时期,法律信息请求脸谱网也大幅上升。的小时数也失去了互联网关闭。

Twitter信息请求超过了451%。这样的要求后,该公司已披露经营着一个特定的帐户。总的来说,政府推出了2613个这样的请求,指定6346个账户,而Twitter遵守仅为1%。账户删除请求也注册一个飞跃,450%按照微博公司提供的统计数据。自2012年以来,印度5000请求账户取款,Twitter符合18.8%的请求。这些请求指定的29213个账户。

广告
法律信息请求还显示57%拱顶尽管内容限制请求显示下降了34%。

互联网也关闭了在此期间,按英国组织Top10vpn的年度报告。2020年,失去的小时数(8927)导致了估计28亿美元的经济损失。前一年,4196小时导致预计亏损13亿美元。用百分比,有一个的小时数增长113%,2019年和2020年之间的经济成本上升115%。报告进一步评估了全球互联网关闭成本约为40亿美元,与印度占总数的近70%的损失。

1月至2020年6月,印度站在第二个列表中仅次于美国的国家写信给Twitter用户的帐户信息。自2012年以来,印度5877年信息请求,指定8000账户的微博平台。几乎一半的这些请求,2020年上半年的44.5%。

在同一时期,印度149年发送Twitter法律要求行动验证账户,包括记者和新闻媒体。乐动扑克142是由土耳其的要求。Twitter保留两个根据第69条tweet的行为但其余要求上说,不采取行动以来账户受到其言论“保护”政策。

广告
印度也使得35560个请求,影响57294账户,用户信息从Facebook在2020年上半年,Facebook符合50%的请求。在2019年下半年,印度有26698个请求用户信息,Facebook已经符合57%。在全球范围内,印度是第二个最大的国家请求,仅次于美国(57910年)。

在同一时期,Facebook也限制进入681反应方向的物品电子和信息技术因违反69条款的信息技术法案,2000年,包括对国家和公共秩序安全内容。

  • 发布于2021年2月11日下午05:01坚持
是第一个发表评论。
现在评论

加入2 m +行业专业人士的社区

订阅我们的通讯最新见解与分析。乐动扑克

下载ETTelec乐动娱乐招聘om应用

  • 得到实时更新
  • 保存您最喜爱的文章
扫描下载应用程序

NEW DELHI: India’s information and account removal requests<\/a> to Twitter<\/a> shot up exponentially between Jan-June 2020 and Jan-Jun 2019. During the same period, legal information requests<\/a> made to Facebook<\/a> also jumped. So did the number of hours lost to internet shutdowns.

Information requests made to Twitter leapfrogged by 451%. Following such requests, the company has to reveal who operates a specific account. Overall, the government made 2,613 such requests, specifying 6,346 accounts, out of which Twitter complied with just 1%. Account removal requests also registered a 450% leap, as per statistics offered by the micro-blogging company. Since 2012, India has made 5,5000 requests for account withdrawals, out of which Twitter complied with 18.8% requests. These requests specified 29,213 accounts.

Legal information requests also showed a 57% vault though content restriction requests indicate a 34% fall.

Internet shutdowns also went up during this period, as per UK-based organisation Top10vpn’s annual report. In 2020, the number of hours lost (8,927) resulted in an estimated economic loss of $2.8 billion. The previous year, 4,196 hours were lost causing a projected loss of $1.3 billion. To put it in percentage, there was a 113% rise in the number of hours lost and a 115% rise in economic cost between 2019 and 2020. The report further assessed the global internet shutdown cost to be around $4 billion, with India accounting for nearly 70% of the total losses.

Between January and June 2020, India stood second after the US in the list of countries which wrote to Twitter for account information of users. Since 2012, India has made 5,877 information requests, specifying 19,8000 accounts from the microblogging platform. Almost half of these requests, 44.5% came in the first half of 2020.

During the same period, India sent Twitter 149 legal demands for action on verified accounts, including journalists and news outlets. About 142 demands were made by Turkey. Twitter withheld two tweets under Section 69A of the IT Act but said it did not act on the remaining demands since the accounts came under its “protected speech” policies.

India also made 35,560 requests, impacting 57,294 accounts, for user information from Facebook during January-June 2020, out of which Facebook complied with 50% requests. In the second half of 2019, India had made 26,698 requests for user information, out of which Facebook had complied with 57%. Globally, India was the second country with the maximum requests, after the US (57,910).

In the same period, Facebook also restricted access to 681 items in response to directions from the
ministry of electronics and information technology<\/a> for violating Section 69A of the Information Technology Act<\/a>, 2000, including content against security of the state and public order.
<\/p><\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":80851087,"title":"Genpact reports 9% decline in net profit in Q4","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/genpact-reports-9-decline-in-net-profit-in-q4\/80851087","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[{"msid":"80817593","title":"Twitter - 2","entity_type":"IMAGES","seopath":"business\/india-business\/in-1-year-indias-info-requests-to-twitter-increased-by-451\/twitter-2","category_name":"In 1 year, India\u2019s info requests to Twitter increased by 451%","synopsis":"File image used for representation","thumb":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/thumb\/img-size-50583\/80817593.cms?width=150&height=112","link":"\/image\/business\/india-business\/in-1-year-indias-info-requests-to-twitter-increased-by-451\/twitter-2\/80817593"}],"msid":80851103,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"In one year, India's info requests to Twitter increased by 451%","synopsis":"Overall, the government made 2,613 such requests, specifying 6,346 accounts, out of which Twitter complied with just 1%","titleseo":"telecomnews\/in-one-year-indias-info-requests-to-twitter-increased-by-451","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Anam Ajmal","author_link":"\/author\/479246060\/anam-ajmal","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/479246060.cms?width=100&height=100","author_additional":{"thumbsize":false,"msid":479246060,"author_name":"Anam Ajmal","author_seo_name":"Anam-Ajmal","designation":"Journalist","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"TNN","artdate":"2021-02-11 17:01:07","lastupd":"2021-02-11 17:01:46","breadcrumbTags":["Twitter","legal information requests","information technology act","ministry of electronics and information technology","facebook","requests","MVAS\/Apps"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/in-one-year-indias-info-requests-to-twitter-increased-by-451"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/in-one-year-indias-info-requests-to-twitter-increased-by-451/80851103">