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Delhi, (the states. news) Social media giant
Twitter on Thursday expressed concern for its employees in India, days after
Delhi police visited its offices here and in nearby Gurugram while probing an
alleged “Congress toolkit”.
“Right now, we are concerned by recent events regarding our employees in
India and the potential threat to freedom of expression for the people we
serve,” Twitter’s public policy team said.
The term “potential threat to freedom of expression” is most likely
in reference to the government’s new IT guidelines. On Wednesday, the
government issued a fresh advisory to all social media platforms for compliance
of the new guidelines.
“To keep our service available, we will strive to comply with applicable
law in India,” the micro-blogging platform said today in a statement.
Apart from its concerns over the police visit, the company was concerned that
one person, the chief compliance officer, was being made criminally liable for
all the content on the platform.
“We, alongside many in civil society in India and around the world, have
concerns with regards to the use of intimidation tactics by the police in
response to enforcement of our global Terms of Service, as well as with core
elements of the new IT Rules. We plan to advocate for changes to elements of
these regulations that inhibit free, open public conversation,” the statement
added.
Twitter further said that it is the collective responsibility of elected
officials, industry, and civil society to safeguard the interests of the
public.
Meanwhile, according to reports, messaging App Whatsapp has moved Court seeking
to block the new IT regulations.
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Twitter concerned for its employees in India
