Twitter withholds 50 tweets related to Uttar Pradesh assault case: Report

Twitter has “withheld” 50 tweets related to a communally sensitive video clip of an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on the microblogging platform, according to sources.

According to information on the Lumen database, Twitter received a legal request from the Indian government on June 17 for actioning 50 tweets.

These tweets have been withheld and the content could not be independently verified.

Upon clicking on the blocked URLs listed on Lumen database, a message saying the tweet has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand is displayed.

According to sources, these tweets contained content related to the said video clip.