Twitter responds to government’s request to remove 1,178 accounts

Twitter was recently asked to remove 1,178 handles from their platform. The government claimed that the accounts were allegedly spreading misinformation around farmers’ protests. It alleged that the 1,178 handles have Pakistani and Khalistani users. An ANI report claimed that the list of accounts had been sent to Twitter on February 4.

Twitter has come forward and responded to the requests of the government. The social media platform stated their protocols around removing handles from Twitter. According to a report by HT Tech, a Twitter spokesperson said, “Twitter is guided by principles of transparency and empowering the public conversation. If we receive a valid legal request about potentially illegal content on Twitter, we review it under the Twitter Rules and local law.”

The statement further added, “If the content violates Twitter’s Rules, the content will be removed from the service. If it is determined to be illegal in a particular jurisdiction but not in violation of the Twitter Rules, we may withhold access to the content in the location only.