Twitter’s previous run-ins with Modi government before latest controversy

Twitter and the Indian government had had multiple run-ins before the latest controversy over former CEO Jack Dorsey’s allegation that the Narendra Modi dispensation had threatened to shut down the micro-blogging site if it did not fall in line.

Dorsey’s comment relates to a standoff that began sometime in January 2021 when the government asked Twitter to take down 257 accounts that were tweeting with the hashtag #ModiPlanningFarmersGenocide.

Although Twitter complied with the request, it restored the accounts just a day later saying the tweets related to free speech and were newsworthy.