After warning, Twitter suspends stir-linked accounts
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After warning, Twitter suspends stir-linked accounts
Description
BATHINDA: Twitter has once again suspended or withheld the accounts of some users associated with the farmers' agitation. At least three accounts - Sanyukt Kisan Morcha's official IT cell Kisan Ekta Morcha, Tractor2Twitter and BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) - are among those which have been suspended. Tractor2Twitter and BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) have activated other accounts with similar names but limited activity. Twitter had suspended some of the accounts on February 1, six days after the January 26 violence, but they were restored after a few hours on the same day. However, the fresh round of suspension comes after the IT ministry warned the microblogging service company on Wednesday to remove inflammatory content or be ready to face jail and financial penalty. BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Ugrahan said: "The central government got Twitter to suspend farmers' accounts and yet our protest is gaining ground." IT executive Bhavjit Singh, who manages Tractor2Twitter, said: "We got mail from Twitter about objections to running multiple accounts with similar or identical names and asking for clarification. We have clarified but are yet to get any reply."
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-02-05
Coverage
India