Earlier on Wednesday, the social media giant, in response to the blocking orders by the government against 1,400 accounts related to the ongoing farmers’ protests, had stated in a blog that it had “withheld a portion of the accounts” but “within India only.”
In a response that indicated the government’s displeasure over Twitter’s blog, the Union Electeonics & IT Ministry stated in a tweet (and Koo) on Wednesday afternoon that the blog was “unusual” given the Ministry’s secretary was scheduled to meet with platform’s officials later in the day.
‘Toolkit’ Used for Campaign Against India: MeitY
According to the press release, Sawney also mentioned to the executives that revelations around the “Toolkit” shared by activist Greta Thunberg “has made it evident that a strong social media campaign was planned in a foreign country around farmers protest.”
How Tensions Have Escalated
On 1 February, 257 accounts were ‘withheld because of a legal demand’ from…