> I sympathise with Twitter. India is number 1 on the list of countries that request for information on social media users and also in requesting censorship.
And they have a good reason for that. This is from the article:
The report said most of the blocked content was critical of the government's recent move to strip Indian-administered Kashmir of its semi-autonomous status, and were made after requests by the government itself.
There was a massive misinformation campaign against India on Twitter in the aftermath of abrogating article 370. Many of these tweets originated from Pakistani handles[1][2]. They have even started impersonating top Indian military officials on Twitter[3]. And it seems that they are not just stopping with Kashmir. The propaganda campaign even covers Rafale and Tamil Nadu[4][5].
I agree with you that the article isn't particularly anti-India. However, the article should've provided some more context considering that a lot of BBC readers are from the West.
And they have a good reason for that. This is from the article:
The report said most of the blocked content was critical of the government's recent move to strip Indian-administered Kashmir of its semi-autonomous status, and were made after requests by the government itself.
There was a massive misinformation campaign against India on Twitter in the aftermath of abrogating article 370. Many of these tweets originated from Pakistani handles[1][2]. They have even started impersonating top Indian military officials on Twitter[3]. And it seems that they are not just stopping with Kashmir. The propaganda campaign even covers Rafale and Tamil Nadu[4][5].
I agree with you that the article isn't particularly anti-India. However, the article should've provided some more context considering that a lot of BBC readers are from the West.
1. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/crpf-j-k-police-kashmi...
2. https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2019/a-third-of-mislea...
3. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pakistan-s-fake-news-p...
4. https://www.news18.com/news/india/as-rafale-adds-to-firepowe...
5. https://qz.com/india/1727752/pakistan-bots-helped-gobackmodi...