Twitter India has banned 50 tweets in reference to the alleged assault on an aged Muslim man in Ghaziabad’s Loni.
According to Twitter officers, entry to tweets associated to the alleged assault and video of Abdul Samad Saifi slicing his beard has been blocked.
Later in a Facebook Live, Saifi alleged that the accused provided her an auto experience, took her to a secluded place and thrashed her, forcing her to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ . However, the police stated that the accused thrashed her as a result of he had bought them a ‘tabeej’ (talisman), which they believed didn’t work.
This motion by Twitter comes within the wake of the continued investigation by the UP Police in opposition to the social media platform for allegedly selling communal pressure.
“As described within the Withholding Policy in our nation, it might be obligatory to dam entry to sure Content in response to a sound authorized demand or when the Content is discovered to be in violation of native regulation(s). Withholding that particular is restricted to the jurisdiction/nation the place the content material is taken into account unlawful. We notify the account holder instantly in order that they know that we now have acquired a authorized order regarding the account by sending a message to the e-mail handle related to the account, if out there,” Twitter stated in an announcement.
The Ghaziabad Police has booked Twitter Inc, Twitter Communications India in addition to journalists together with Mohammad Zubair and Rana Ayyub for tweeting in reference to the assault on an aged man within the district.
The police booked him below IPC sections 153 (inciting rioting), 153A (selling enmity between completely different teams), 295A (hurting spiritual emotions), 505 (mischief), 120B (felony conspiracy) and 34 (normal intent). utilized.
The Ghaziabad Police has additionally summoned Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari to report his assertion in reference to the case.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
