India has relayed its disapproval to Twitter for allegedly showing Jammu and Kashmir as part of China on its location tag in a live stream. Amid the ongoing standoff with China, India warned Twitter that any attempt by the social media giant to “disrespect the sovereignty and integrity of India, which is also reflected on the maps, is totally unacceptable and also illegal.” .
Such attempts not only bring Twitter to face, but also raise questions about its neutrality and fairness, Ajay Sawhney, secretary of the electronics and IT department wrote to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
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The incident came to the fore on Sunday when author and national security analyst Nitin Gokhale began live streaming on Twitter from the Hall of Fame, a war memorial in Leh. The location tag shown in the video was marked “Jammu and Kashmir, People’s Republic of China.”
Twitter acknowledged the problem and blamed a technical inconvenience. “We became aware of this technical problem on Sunday and we understand and respect the sensitivities that surround it. The teams have worked quickly to investigate and resolve the geotag issue in question.
In response to the letter, the Twitter spokesperson said that Twitter remains committed to working with the government of India. “We respect the sensitivities involved and have duly acknowledged the letter,” the spokesperson said.
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