If one wonders why Twitter’s policies seem to discriminate against Hindus, one only needs to look as far as the views of its employees. Payal Kamat, who works for “Public Policy and Government” for Twitter India, has previously called Hindu gods eve teasers and chauvinists. In a series of tweets […]
Twitter Finally Deletes AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s Tweet Asking For The Beheading Of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, But His Account Remains Active And Verified
After a near day-long slumber, Twitter appears to have finally woken up to an open murder call on its platform. Twitter seems to have deleted Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan’s tweet in which he’d asked the the beheading of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati. Scrolling down to the tweet on Khan’s […]
11 Hours After Being Posted, Twitter Still Hasn’t Taken Down AAP MLA Amanutullah Khan’s Tweet Asking For The Beheading Of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati
Twitter’s double standards in determining what is hate speech are so stark that they boggle the mind. Twitter hasn’t yet taken down AAP MLA Amanutullah Khan’s tweet in which he’d implied that Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati have his tongue and throat slit, 11 hours after it was posted. At 9:44 AM […]
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal Has Just Shared A Video On Koo A Full 25 Minutes Before Sharing It On Twitter
Twitter’s position as the platform where the news breaks might be under threat. Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has shared a video on Twitter a full 25 minutes after sharing it on Koo. “Successful speed trial of 120 kmph completed on the Kalaikunda – Jhargram route in West Bengal. This will […]
Netizens Call To Reinstate True Indology’s Account, Suspended After IPS D Roopa Said Its “Time Was Up”
One of India’s most loved Twitter accounts has been taken down yet again, and a massive online movement has begun to get it reinstated. #BringBackTrueIndology is the top trend in India after True Indology’s Twitter account was taken down today morning. True Indology, on their Facebook page, blamed a public […]
Twitter Suspends OpIndia Hindi Editor Ajeet Bharti Over Comments On Radical Islam
Media platforms haven’t been shy of editorializing the words of the US President himself — Twitter repeatedly censored Donald Trump’s tweets in the weeks leading up to the campaign — and they appeared to have stepped up their censorship in other markets. Twitter has suspended the account of OpIndia Hindi […]
India Today Goes On Blocking Spree Against Twitter Users Who’d Questioned Its Hathras Coverage
We’re living in strange times — some of the best news scoops these days are unearthed by individual users on Twitter, and former giants of the media have begun behaving like Twitter users. India Today has blocked several users on Twitter who’d questioned its Hathras coverage. Twitter user @BefittingFacts, who […]