Several social media companies are overhauling policies to curb misinformation ahead of the vote. Social media giants in India are being put under greater scrutiny ahead of a general election due before May, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling party are seeking re-election. Twitter declined to comment on whether Dorsey would attend. The hearing comes soon after the conservative Youth for Social Media Democracy group accused Twitter of left-wing bias and protested outside its office in New Delhi this month.ĭorsey did not appear at a hearing earlier this month.Ī person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday the parliamentary panel had written an email to Dorsey, reiterating its demand that he appear at a February 25 hearing. Its chief executive, Jack Dorsey, has been called to appear before a parliamentary panel this month to discuss initiatives being taken to safeguard citizen's rights on social media and online news platforms. The social media platform is already facing scrutiny in India. has handled its meeting with a group of women journalists & more so, because it has been so dishonest about it, I am taking the unusual step of sharing some.
These include requiring a user to delete a Tweet, and/or being temporarily locked out of their account before they can Tweet again," a spokeswoman for Twitter said in an email.
"If we identify a Tweet that violates the Twitter Rules, there are a range of enforcement options we may pursue.
Twitter said it did not comment on individual accounts for privacy and security reasons and it referred to its rules that users may not publish or post other people's private information without their express authorisation and permission. "I would like to place on record my absolute horror and disgust at Twitter's encouragement of sexual abuse and gender inequality," said Dutt, a former managing editor at news channel NDTV and a regular columnist with the Washington Post.ĭutt accused Twitter of being "vile enablers of sexual abuse and violence". She posted her complaint against Twitter in a tweet on Tuesday, after her account was re-activated.
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