Govt slams Twitter amid face off over content; lawmakers spark exodus to Koo

India rebuked Twitter on Wednesday for not complying with its orders to take down certain content and warned the social media giant that it needs to obey local laws, even as Indian lawmakers urged their followers to switch to home-grown rival Koo.

India has ordered Twitter to remove more than 1,100 accounts and posts that it alleges are spreading misinformation about the widespread protests by Indian farmers against new agricultural laws.

Twitter Inc riled Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government earlier on Wednesday, after it said in a public blog post that it had not fully complied with the government’s order because it believed some of the take-down orders were not consistent with Indian law.