Social Media

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Government and Policy

Twitter India fails to respond to Standing Committee for blocking the account of IT Minister RS Prasad, Shashi Tharoor

OpIndia Staff - 3 July, 2021

In the absence of any satisfactory answer from Twitter, the Committee can summon an official from the company.

News Reports

Dehradun: Bajrang Dal stops Welham school’s Halal meat tender, objects to Hindu students being forced to eat Halal

Anurag - 1 July, 2021

Bajrang Dal Dehradun protested against Welham School for its Halal meat tender.

Opinions

Can Big Tech interfere in India’s 2024 elections? What it has done in the USA, the risks and what the Indian govt must do

Rajan Laad - 1 July, 2021

Twitter began with small measures such as shadow banning Trump supporters and suppression of tweets covertly, and in time, they escalated

News Reports

Watch: Co-Director of marketing firm hired by Congress says the party has zero ground connect, no chances of beating BJP

OpIndia Staff - 30 June, 2021

In the video, a woman, reportedly Gunjeet Kaur of Design Boxed, says that Congress has no connect with party workers and voters at the ground level, hence they can never match the BJP in the game.

News Reports

‘Disturbed by no action’, NCW tells Twitter to remove pornographic and obscene content within a week

OpIndia Staff - 30 June, 2021

NCW said that earlier also Twitter was asked to remove pornographic content, but no action was taken by the platform

News Reports

Abduction and conversion of Sikh girls: ‘Not an isolated incident but a regular phenomenon,’ says Ramnik Singh Mann

OpIndia Staff - 30 June, 2021

Taking a jibe at the relentless conversions in Punjab, Mann said, “How will the politicians who raise their hands and say Hallelujah comment on this event?”

News Reports