Twitter stands up to India and refuses to block journalists

Matthew Ingram, Columbia Journalism Review, 11 February 2021

India's farmer protests turned violent as police responded with tear gas and batons, drawing international attention and a wave of public support for the farmers across social media. Indian authorities responded by harassing and filing sedition charges against journalists, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government demanded Twitter block the accounts of users it claims are spreading hate and violence. Twitter released a statement saying it plans to refuse the government's orders, even while the Indian government has warned that employees working for Twitter could face potential jail sentences if... 

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