: Government issues notice to Twitter on farmer genocide hashtags; warns of penal action #IndiaNEWS #National New Delhi: The Centre has directed Twitter to comply with its order to remove contents/accounts

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Government issues notice to Twitter on farmer genocide hashtags; warns of penal action #IndiaNEWS #National
New Delhi: The Centre has directed Twitter to comply with its order to remove contents/accounts related to farmer genocide hashtags. It warned that the microblogging platform may face ‘penal action’ for non-compliance of its order, according to sources. Government sources said that Twitter had unilaterally unblocked accounts and tweets despite specific order for blocking. Twitter is an ‘intermediary’ and is obliged to obey direction of government, sources said. They added that the platform may face penal action for not complying with government orders.
Government notice quoted more than half-a-dozen Supreme Court judgments including of constitutional benches as to what is public order and what the rights of authorities are.  IT ministry sources asserted that Twitter cannot assume the role of court and justify non-compliance.
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) had recent directed Twitter to block around 250 tweets/Twitter accounts that were making fake, intimidatory and provocative tweets on January 30 with hashtags accusing the Modi government of planning farmers genocide without any further substantiation.
 

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