Working closely with EC, setting up cross-functional team in India: Twitter

NEW DELHI: Social media giant Twitter Tuesday said it is working “collaboratively” with the Election Commission of India and is taking a number of steps, including setting up a cross-functional team, to ensure integrity and transparency on its platform ahead of general elections.

A day after his meeting with the parliamentary panel, Twitter Global Vice-President of Public Policy Colin Crowell said the company is putting in place a dedicated cross-functional team that works on site integrity and “is prepared to deal with issues of manipulation”.