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Twitter shows Gilgit Baltistan as a part of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, blocks Pakistan govt handle complying with Indian law

ANI - 10 July, 2023

When users tried to access the account, a message was displayed stating the "account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand".

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‘Twitter is neither investigator nor judge, but trying to pretend it is both’: Delhi Police come down heavily on social media giant

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2021

The Delhi Police further stated that the preliminary complaint regarding the issue was registered at the behest of the Congress party, but Twitter has tried to show that it is an FIR registered by the Govt of India, which is completely false.

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Twitter asks for another 3 months to comply with new IT guidelines, cites its usual ‘freedom of expression’ rhetoric while controlling the same

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2021

Twitter is yet to adapt to the new IT guidelines that came into effect from May 25 after a time period of 3 months was already given to social media companies. Instead, it has issued a statement that it 'wants' to abide by Indian laws but needs more time.

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