After the tweet of Rihanna and Greta Thunberg, the government of India has announced it indirectly as propaganda and many celebrities, cricketers and public figures have come out in support of Indian government by saying it is India's internal matter and they claim that India would solve it. They have also used a hashtag India together. However, now Twitter has likely become an eyesore for the government because of the dissenting voices available on it.
The government of India had earlier also ordered Twitter to withhold accounts that were tweeting about farmers protest and those who using one hashtag related to 'genocide of farmers' on the micro-blogging site.
Now, the government has again asked Twitter to block 1,178 accounts but as per the statement issued by authorities in Twitter and according to a report published in Reuters, it has been noted that the company is seeking talks with the concerned minister in India who looks after technology.
Indian government had written on February 4 to Twitter asking it to block accounts backed by arch-rival Pakistan and often sympathizers of Khalistan or secessionist people. Security agencies in India said that many accounts are being operated from outside India and they are amplifying the sharing of misinformation on Twitter.
Adding that the safety of its employees is number one priority of the company, a spokesperson of Twitter in India said to Reuters, “We continue to be engaged with the government of India from a position of respect and have reached out to the Honourable Minister for a formal dialogue.”
Meanwhile the Public Policy head of Twitter in India has also resigned. Although, personal reasons were cited for her resignation.