Twitter flags privacy concerns,  Centre  says firm ‘dictating terms’

NEW DELHI : Tensions between the Indian government and Twitter rose on Thursday after the social media giant said it was concerned by the use of “intimidation tactics” by the police and asked the government to respect freedom of speech.

The central government fumed at Twitter, accusing the company of trying to “dictate terms” to the country.

“Twitter Inc, a US-based private company, in its communique says it seeks ‘constructive dialogue’, ‘collaborative approach’ from the government of a sovereign democratic republic to ‘safeguard interests of the public’. It is time that Twitter disabuses itself of this grandiosity and complies with the laws of India,” the government said in a statement.