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Twitter India withholds 250 accounts supporting farmers’ protest

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Twitter India withholds 250 accounts supporting farmers’ protest
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Twitter Accounts being withheld Amid Farmers Protests: In the wake of tension at Delhi borders, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEITY) directed Twitter India to block around 250 Tweets/Twitter accounts that were using the 'Modi Planning Farmer Genocide' hashtag. There were reports that accounts posting about farmers' protests were being withheld by Twitter India. The message says, "The account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand."
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The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEITY) directed Twitter to block around 250 Tweets/Twitter accounts that were using the 'Modi Planning Farmer Genocide' hashtag and making fake, intimidatory, and provocative Tweets on January 30, the sources revealed on Twitter Accounts being withheld. Also Read | All Lives Matter: Another George Floyd incident, this one at Delhi border in India Twitter Accounts being withheld Amid Farmers Protests: Amid tension at Delhi borders, Twitter India blocked accounts writing Modi Planning Farmer Genocide. It further revealed that this was done at the request of the Ministry of Home Affairs and law enforcement agencies to prevent any escalation of law and order in view of the ongoing farmers' protests. Twitter Accounts being withheld Amid Farmers Protests: Amid tension at Delhi borders, Twitter India blocked accounts writing Modi Planning Farmer Genocide. The incitement to genocide is a grave threat to public order and therefore the Ministry of Electronics and IT ordered for blocking of these Twitter accounts and Tweets under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Likewise, Twitter India has blocked these Tweets/Twitter Accounts. -PTC News-
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