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NEW DELHI: Twitter<\/a> Inc's refusal to comply with an Indian government directive to block more than 250 accounts and posts has put the social media giant<\/a> at the centre of a political firestorm in one of its key markets.
Government officials, business people and ordinary netizens<\/a> are split over free speech<\/a> and the U.S. company's compliance practices, in a controversy that comes soon after Twitter's top lobbyist in India resigned.
The showdown, after the firm this week \"declined to abide (by) and obey\" the order to remove posts and accounts that the government said risked inciting violence, is the latest instance of worsening relationships between Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a>'s administration and U.S. social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp.
For Twitter, the stakes are high in a country of 1.3 billion where it has millions of users and is ardently used by Modi, his cabinet ministers and other leaders to communicate with the public.
Farmers are conducting a growing protest against new agriculture laws, with tens of thousands camping out on the outskirts of New Delhi and launching a nationwide road blockade on Saturday.
As the prolonged crisis escalated, the government this week sought an \"emergency blocking\" of the \"provocative\" Twitter hashtag \"#ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide\" and dozens of accounts.
Twitter initially complied but later restored most of the accounts, citing \"insufficient justification\" to continue the suspensions. The technology ministry warned the company, in a letter seen by Reuters, of legal \"consequences\" that could include fines or jail, saying the government was not required to justify its demand to ban accounts.
Twitter's public policy director Mahima Kaul recently resigned from her role, two sources said. A LinkedIn ad showed the company is seeking candidates for the key government relations position.
Kaul did not respond to a request for comment.
Twitter confirmed Kaul's resignation, saying she would stay on through March and was helping with the transition, but otherwise declined to comment. It said this week that it withholds access to content on receiving a \"properly scoped request from an authorized entity\".
'NOT LAWMAKERS'<\/strong>
Free speech activists say the government should not attempt to use legal provisions to muzzle freedom of expression, while others argue Twitter should comply or go to court.
\"Twitter is playing with fire,\" said an Indian social media executive who was surprised by the company's non-compliance. \"If there is a legal request, you are required to take down content. You are free to challenge it\" in court.
In 2019, a parliamentary panel headed by a lawmaker from Modi's Hindu nationalist party warned Twitter after CEO Jack Dorsey<\/a> failed to appear before the committee. The previous year Dorsey sparked a social media storm after a picture of him holding a poster saying \"smash Brahminical patriarchy\", referring to the highest Hindu caste, went viral.
This week, Dorsey became a talking point on Indian TV news after he liked a tweet suggesting the company should consider introducing a farmer protest emoji.
Meenakashi Lekhi, a lawmaker from Modi's party who heads a parliamentary panel on data privacy, criticised Twitter for disobeying government orders, adding she has yet to decide whether to summon company executives.
\"Twitter needs to understand they are not lawmakers,\" Lekhi told Reuters. \"It is not their policy which will work, it is the policy of the state, country which will work.\"
Calling the showdown \"inevitable\", the Hindu newspaper said in a Friday editorial: \"Provocative posts have no place on any platform, (but) free speech should not be hit.\"
Prasanth Sugathan of Software Freedom Law Center India, said, \"The selective government approach to ask social media companies to ban content when it doesn't suit the official narrative is problematic.
\"It stifles free speech and press freedom.\"
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“玩火”:Twitter的印度怠慢火花辩论合规、言论自由
政府官员、商界人士和普通网民不一言论自由和美国公司的合规实践,在争议,Twitter在印度顶级说客辞职后不久。
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由Sankalp Phartiyal Aditya卡尔拉
新德里消息:推特公司拒绝遵守一个印度政府指令块已经把250多个帐户和帖子社交媒体巨头在一场政治风暴的中心在其主要市场之一。
政府官员、商界人士和普通网民不一言论自由和美国公司的合规实践,争议,Twitter在印度顶级说客辞职后不久。
摊牌,该公司本周“拒绝遵守(通过)和服从”以删除帖子和账户,政府表示可能会煽动暴力,是最新的实例总理之间的关系恶化莫迪的政府和美国像Facebook这样的社交媒体平台和WhatsApp。
对Twitter来说,风险高一个13亿人口的国家,它拥有上百万的用户和莫迪,热烈地使用他的内阁部长和其他领导人与公众进行沟通。
农民正在进行越来越多的抗议新的农业法案,与成千上万的露营新德里郊外的周六和发起一个全国性的道路封锁。
随着长期危机的升级,本周政府寻求“挑衅”的“紧急封锁”Twitter标签“# ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide”和几十个账户。
Twitter最初履行但后来恢复了大部分的账户,“理由不足”为由继续停课。公司技术部门警告说,在被路透社的一封信中,合法的“后果”,其中可能包括罚款或监禁,说政府不需要证明其要求禁止帐户。
Twitter的公共政策主管玛希玛Kaul最近辞去了她的角色,两个来源说。LinkedIn的广告显示,公司正在寻求政府关系的关键职位的候选人。
Kaul没有回应记者的置评请求。
Twitter证实Kaul辞职,说她将继续通过3月和帮助过渡,否则拒绝置评。本周表示,它保留访问内容接收“适当范围要求一个授权的实体”。
“不是立法者”
言论自由活动人士说,政府不应该试图用法律规定压制言论自由,而另一些人认为Twitter应该遵守或者去法院。
说:“Twitter是在玩火,印度社会媒体高管惊讶于公司的违规行为。“如果有一个合法的请求,你必须记下内容。你可以在法庭上挑战”。
2019年,议会委员会由来自莫迪的印度教民族主义政党的议员警告说Twitter CEO之后Jack Dorsey未能出席委员会。前一年多西引发了社交媒体风暴后他拿着海报的照片说“粉碎Brahminical父权制”,指的是最高的印度教种姓,病毒。
本周,多尔西成为了讨论的焦点在印度电视新闻后他喜欢一条微博建议公司应该考虑引进一个农民抗议emoji。乐动扑克
Meenakashi Lekhi,莫迪的政党负责人议会的议员小组数据隐私,批评Twitter违抗政府命令,添加她尚未决定是否召集公司高管。
“Twitter需要理解他们不是立法者,“Lekhi告诉路透。“这不是他们的政策将工作,这是国家的政策,国家将工作。”
调用摊牌“不可避免”,印度报纸在上周五的一篇社论说:“煽动性的帖子没有任何平台,(但)言论乐动扑克自由不应该打击。”
Prasanth Sugathan软件自由法律中心的印度,说,“选择性政府问社交媒体公司禁止内容的时候不适合官方叙事是有问题的。
“这扼杀了言论自由和新闻自由。”
新德里消息:推特公司拒绝遵守一个印度政府指令块已经把250多个帐户和帖子社交媒体巨头在一场政治风暴的中心在其主要市场之一。
政府官员、商界人士和普通网民不一言论自由和美国公司的合规实践,争议,Twitter在印度顶级说客辞职后不久。
摊牌,该公司本周“拒绝遵守(通过)和服从”以删除帖子和账户,政府表示可能会煽动暴力,是最新的实例总理之间的关系恶化莫迪的政府和美国像Facebook这样的社交媒体平台和WhatsApp。
对Twitter来说,风险高一个13亿人口的国家,它拥有上百万的用户和莫迪,热烈地使用他的内阁部长和其他领导人与公众进行沟通。
农民正在进行越来越多的抗议新的农业法案,与成千上万的露营新德里郊外的周六和发起一个全国性的道路封锁。
随着长期危机的升级,本周政府寻求“挑衅”的“紧急封锁”Twitter标签“# ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide”和几十个账户。
Twitter最初履行但后来恢复了大部分的账户,“理由不足”为由继续停课。公司技术部门警告说,在被路透社的一封信中,合法的“后果”,其中可能包括罚款或监禁,说政府不需要证明其要求禁止帐户。
Twitter的公共政策主管玛希玛Kaul最近辞去了她的角色,两个来源说。LinkedIn的广告显示,公司正在寻求政府关系的关键职位的候选人。
Kaul没有回应记者的置评请求。
Twitter证实Kaul辞职,说她将继续通过3月和帮助过渡,否则拒绝置评。本周表示,它保留访问内容接收“适当范围要求一个授权的实体”。
“不是立法者”
言论自由活动人士说,政府不应该试图用法律规定压制言论自由,而另一些人认为Twitter应该遵守或者去法院。
说:“Twitter是在玩火,印度社会媒体高管惊讶于公司的违规行为。“如果有一个合法的请求,你必须记下内容。你可以在法庭上挑战”。
2019年,议会委员会由来自莫迪的印度教民族主义政党的议员警告说Twitter CEO之后Jack Dorsey未能出席委员会。前一年多西引发了社交媒体风暴后他拿着海报的照片说“粉碎Brahminical父权制”,指的是最高的印度教种姓,病毒。
本周,多尔西成为了讨论的焦点在印度电视新闻后他喜欢一条微博建议公司应该考虑引进一个农民抗议emoji。乐动扑克
Meenakashi Lekhi,莫迪的政党负责人议会的议员小组数据隐私,批评Twitter违抗政府命令,添加她尚未决定是否召集公司高管。
“Twitter需要理解他们不是立法者,“Lekhi告诉路透。“这不是他们的政策将工作,这是国家的政策,国家将工作。”
调用摊牌“不可避免”,印度报纸在上周五的一篇社论说:“煽动性的帖子没有任何平台,(但)言论乐动扑克自由不应该打击。”
Prasanth Sugathan软件自由法律中心的印度,说,“选择性政府问社交媒体公司禁止内容的时候不适合官方叙事是有问题的。
“这扼杀了言论自由和新闻自由。”
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