Twitter should be accountable to Indian laws, cannot be governed by US rules: RS Prasad

Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said tech companies like Twitter should be accountable to India’s Constitution and laws and that they should not be governed by American laws while operating in Indian territory.

Speaking on “Big Techs and Democracy” at the India Global Forum London 2021, Prasad said: “They are welcome to do business in India, they have empowered the people of the country. They ask questions… India, being a democracy, allows complete freedom to ask questions. Let me categorically say at this platform, that they can criticise Ravi Shankar Prasad, they can cri