India May Jail Senior Twitter Officials For 7 Years If It Does Not Remove Inflammatory Content

The Government of India has warned that it may penalize the firm or even jail senior Twitter officials for seven years, if it does not remove inflammatory content and comply with sovereign regulations.

India May Jail Senior Twitter Officials For 7 Years If It Does Not Remove Inflammatory Content

The government on Wednesday warned Twitter to either follow its orders regarding removal of "inflammatory content" on farmers' protests, or be ready to face jail and financial penalty.

The action, under the IT Act Section 69A (3), could result in up to seven years jail for senior Twitter India officials, and a financial penalty on the firm.

The government issued the ultimatum after Twitter refused to comply with its request to block 257 accounts that had used the hashtag #ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide.

The company had initially "withheld" the accounts, but later unblocked them, citing ...

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