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Free Speech

News Reports

Elon Musk wants Twitter to be transparent, free speech for all, but the Leftist ‘woke’ are worried: Details

Shashank Bharadwaj - 15 April, 2022

The western press has vehemently opposed the idea of Elon Musk owning Twitter and is coming up with new conspiracy theories to suggest that Musk will only hamper the idea of free speech by centralising Twitter's content moderation.

Social Media

After becoming the largest shareholder, Elon Musk keeps coming up with whacky ideas to alter Twitter’s functioning, mocks the micro-blogging site

OpIndia Staff - 10 April, 2022

From banning advertising to slashing its price, Elon Musk has shed light on how he wants to reshape Twitter.

News Reports

Summons issued to BJP Mahila Morcha leader Priti Gandhi by Punjab Police within days of AAP coming to power

OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2022

Ex- National Social Media convener for BJP Mahila Morcha, Priti Gandhi received a notice by Punjab Police to join an investigation in Punjab over an unidentified tweet.

Tech

Twitter vs Elon Musk: Tesla chief hints at the launch of a new, open-source social media platform, here is how the saga began

OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2022

The development comes at a time when demand for alternate, open-source social media platforms are gaining momentum due to blatant censorship by Facebook and Twitter.

News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Journalist Nilesh Sharma arrested for his political satire after Congress accuses him of spreading ‘fake news’

OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2022

Nilesh Sharma ran a political satire series that used fictional characters resonating with Congress leaders and MLAs in Chhattisgarh.

Culture and History

Did you know? Kishore Kumar was banned by Indira Gandhi from singing on the radio for refusing to obey her orders during Emergency

OpIndia Staff - 4 August, 2021

A few days after Indira Gandhi had declared Emergency, the then Information and Broadcasting minister VC Shukla, a close aide of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, wanted Bollywood to promote the 20-point program on All India Radio and Doordarshan.

World

US Army General has a meltdown after being questioned by Twitter user, netizens accuse him of trying to crush their free speech right

OpIndia Staff - 26 July, 2021

US Army Major General Patrick Donahoe was riled up after a Twitter user cornered him on suicide deaths in the Department of Defense.

News Reports

‘My statements calling out the high-handedness of Twitter have clearly ruffled its feathers’: Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2021

The Union Minister of Information Technology took to Indian app Koo to share that his Twitter account had been blocked for about an hour by the global tech giant.

World