Twitter’s Modi Operandi
<p>India is not only the world’s largest democracy, it also accounts for the largest number of internet shutdowns and take down requests to social media companies globally. The recent stand-off between Twitter and the Government of India (GoI) over suspending more than a thousand accounts supp...
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| author | Sangeeta Mahapatra Martin Fertmann Matthias C. Kettemann |
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| description | <p>India is not only the world’s largest democracy, it also accounts for the largest number of internet shutdowns and take down requests to social media companies globally. The recent stand-off between Twitter and the Government of India (GoI) over suspending more than a thousand accounts supportive of farmers’ protests ended with Twitter falling in line with the GoI’s demands. This may set a dangerous precedent for digital platforms enabling other democratic governments to stifle online dissent.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-29a2310c0523434f957a2a72bcdb14642022-12-22T00:45:25ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044Twitter’s Modi OperandiSangeeta MahapatraMartin FertmannMatthias C. Kettemann<p>India is not only the world’s largest democracy, it also accounts for the largest number of internet shutdowns and take down requests to social media companies globally. The recent stand-off between Twitter and the Government of India (GoI) over suspending more than a thousand accounts supportive of farmers’ protests ended with Twitter falling in line with the GoI’s demands. This may set a dangerous precedent for digital platforms enabling other democratic governments to stifle online dissent.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/twitters-modi-operandi/Censorship, content moderation, Free Speech, India, Twitter |
| spellingShingle | Sangeeta Mahapatra Martin Fertmann Matthias C. Kettemann Twitter’s Modi Operandi Verfassungsblog Censorship, content moderation, Free Speech, India, Twitter |
| title | Twitter’s Modi Operandi |
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| topic | Censorship, content moderation, Free Speech, India, Twitter |
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