: Covid-19: Centre denies RTI request seeking details on Twitter’s move to block posts critical of BJP #IndiaNEWS The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday denied a Right to Information request seeking

Covid-19: Centre denies RTI request seeking details on Twitter’s move to block posts critical of BJP #IndiaNEWS
The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday denied a Right to Information request seeking details of a notice sent to Twitter, asking the social media company to block over 50 posts critical of the Centre’s handling of the devastating second wave of the pandemic, The Hindu reported.The government cited national security concerns to not reveal details of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s April 23 notice to Twitter. A day later, 52 tweets were taken down from the platform following orders from the government. The Centre claimed they were spreading fake news, but majority of these tweets were critical of its handling of the health crisis as the second wave in India led to states grappling with shortages of hospital beds, oxygen, medicines and vaccines.Posts by Congress leaders Pawan Khera, Revanth Reddy, West Bengal minister Moloy Ghatak, actor Vineet Kumar Singh, filmmakers Vinod Kapri and Avinash Das were among those blocked.Bihar-based RTI activist Kanhaiya Kumar sought to know the legal provisions under which the action was taken. Replying to him on Wednesday, the government said Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2009, has provision allowing information to be blocked from public access if it harmed the country’s sovereignty, integrity, defence, security, foreign affairs or public order.In his RTI request, Kumar asked for a...Read more

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