A joint committee of Parliament for Data Protection asked Twitter on Thursday why it has not taken any action against tweets by comedian Kunal Kamra about India’s Chief Justice, ANI reported. BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi and Congressional MP Vivek Tankha questioned Twitter’s chief of policy. In response to this questioning, …
Read More »Parliament panel interrogates Twitter about Kunal Kamra comic tweets: Sources
Kunal Kamra faces contempt cases for his tweets attacking the Supreme Court. (Archive) New Delhi: Twitter was reportedly challenged today by a parliamentary panel for failing to remove “offensive tweets” by comedian Kunal Kamra addressed to the Supreme Court earlier this month. The social media giant’s head of policy, Mahima …
Read More »‘I can’t shake off my conviction’: IPS Roopa officer on Twitter’s war with True Indology
The fight between the two began when Roopa questioned the need to set off firecrackers during Deepavali celebrations and saw True Indology’s Twitter account suspended. Karnataka IPS officer D Roopa issued a response to the controversy over the war of words with a Twitter user calling himself ‘True Indology’ on …
Read More »War of words between D Roopa IPS and Twitter user True Indology over firecrackers
The fight that started with D Roopa questioning the need to set off firecrackers on Deepavali ended with the suspension of the True Indology account. A war of words broke out on social media between IPS officer D Roopa and a Twitter user who calls himself ‘True Indology’ as to …
Read More »‘Committed to partnership with the Government of India’: Twitter in its note of apology
In a written apology to a key parliamentary panel for misrepresenting Ladakh in China, Twitter said Wednesday that it was committed to serving the public and earning and maintaining their trust. “Earning and maintaining people’s trust in our service is of utmost importance. Twitter remains committed to serving and protecting …
Read More »Twitter submitted a written apology for showing Leh in China: BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi
Twitter has received instructions to rectify the error before November 30 (Archive) New Delhi: Social media giant Twitter submitted a written apology to a parliamentary panel for hurting the feelings of the people of India by showing Leh as part of China on its geolocation service, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi …
Read More »Twitter apologized in writing for ‘Ladakh in China’ mistake, says Meenakshi Lekhi
Social media giant Twitter apologized in writing to a key parliamentary panel for incorrectly depicting Ladakh in China and promised to correct the mistake by the end of the month, committee chair Meenakshi Lekhi said on Wednesday. Twitter’s statement came in the form of an affidavit signed by Damien Karien, …
Read More »IPS Officer Chased On Twitter After She Supports Ban on Firecrackers
The Twitter username ‘True Indology’ was suspended after his account holder argued with IPS officer D. Roopa about the ban on firecrackers in many parts of the country during Deepavali. The crux of the discussion, which began during Deepavali on November 14, was whether the firecrackers were Indian or not. …
Read More »Why ‘Hindu Ecosystem’ New BJP Leader Kapil Mishra Aims To Build Such Dangerous Sounds
If you have free time and want to hone your special interests, why not join a club or society? There are many options these days. If you are interested in community service, there is the Rotary Club or the Lions Club. Looking to mix fitness with pleasure? Try the laughter …
Read More »2020 U.S. election: CEOs of Facebook and Twitter face questions about poll measures
A Senate panel is asking the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter to defend their handling of disinformation in the contest between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. But senators are deeply divided by party on the integrity and results of the elections themselves. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold …
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