While the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY) is yet to comment on the matter, in response to a query regarding the now censored posts, a Twitter spokesperson told Medianama that they only remove COVID-19 misinformation, if it poses a threat.
The Wire reported that some of the tweets censored appear to have been spreading misinformation regarding the pandemic, having found at least one such tweet while reviewing them
“When we receive a valid legal request, we review it under both Twitter rules and local laws. If the content violates Twitter’s rules, the content will be removed from the service. If it is determined to be illegal in a particular jurisdiction, but not in violation of the Twitter rules, we may withhold access to the content in India only. In all cases, we notify the account holder directly so they’re aware that we’ve received a legal order pertaining to the account,” said Twitter.
Earlier in February, the Centre had issued several orders…
