Differences in law, culture explain Twitter’s US ‘bias’, experts say

Actors, activists, and authors have accused Twitter of having a pro-government stance in India compared to the US, where it recently deplatformed former President Donald Trump for spreading misinformation that led his supporters to storm the Capitol just days before his term ended.

In India, Twitter came in for huge criticism on Monday after it blocked over 200 accounts and tweets, including those of journalists and a media organisation, at the government’s request. The accounts and tweets were all linked to the ongoing protests by farmers. The blocked accounts have since been restored.