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So it seems that the dominant opinion in this thread is that twitter is a private company, and that they are allowed to operate as they see fit. They can ban wh

So it seems that the dominant opinion in this thread is that twitter is a private company, and that they are allowed to operate as they see fit. They can ban whoever they want, as long as they say it violated their tos. But in [1], it says > Claiming that the tweet was in violation of provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) had asked the Delhi Police and Twitter to take action over Rahul Gandhi posting the photo of the girl's family on the microblogging website. So my question is - would twitter have done anything if not asked by the police? I doubt it, but I cannot say for sure. But doesn't the fact that they were asked to take action make the whole "they're just enforcing their tos" argument moot? It just seems like this is a truly horrific thing that happened, and frankly it makes me sad that so many people come in and say "well, the billion dollar outrage production / data mining corporation said it was ok, and the government who is being protested for not prosecuting anyone said it was ok, so what's the issue?" Would that be your response if this happened in america? I know they are different countries with different laws and multinational corporations need to follow the laws of the countries they operate in, but isn't there more to it than that? Also, is there anyone who is Indian or understands Indian politics who can provide some more context? [1]: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/delhi-rape-murder-a-case-of-double-discrimination-says-dalit-activist-riya-singh-1836871-2021-08-04 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/delhi-rape-murder-a-ca...

sifar 5y ago
This needs to be seen in the larger context. The ruling party came to power by using social media (along with the MSM) much more effectively than the others. I think they are a bit concerned with the way Trump was de-platformed by the US tech companies and want to make sure it doesn't happen to them - so want to "reign" them in. Hence the series of incidences with twitter (compliance issue, tagging fake information etc). The above incident that happened is reprehensible. Also if prosecuted, the identity of one of the alleged culprit may not gel well with the ruling party's agenda. I think the ruling party remembers history, a similar incident occurred in 2012 when the current opposition was in power[1], which led to a society wide backlash. Now add to the fact that major states in India go to polls next year and national elections in 2024 and you get the motivations of everybody involved. This is the broader context. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Delhi_gang_rape_and_murder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Delhi_gang_rape_and_murde...

sifar 5y ago

This needs to be seen in the larger context. The ruling party came to power by using social media (along with the MSM) much more effectively than the others. I think they are a bit concerned with the way Trump was de-platformed by the US tech companies and want to make sure it doesn't happen to them - so want to "reign" them in. Hence the series of incidences with twitter (compliance issue, tagging fake information etc). The above incident that happened is reprehensible. Also if prosecuted, the identity of one of the alleged culprit may not gel well with the ruling party's agenda. I think the ruling party remembers history, a similar incident occurred in 2012 when the current opposition was in power[1], which led to a society wide backlash. Now add to the fact that major states in India go to polls next year and national elections in 2024 and you get the motivations of everybody involved. This is the broader context. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Delhi_gang_rape_and_murder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Delhi_gang_rape_and_murde...