Twitter hits back at Kangana, deletes her controversial post on grounds of hate speech

The micro-blogging site Twitter on Thursday took action against Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut by deleting some of her tweets. This step comes a day after the 'Queen' actress went into a rampage on Twitter over international pop sensation Rihanna's recent post on farmers' protest at the Singhu border in Delhi.  Two of her tweets have been taken down in the last two hours. The message on these tweets reads, "This tweet is no longer available because it violated the Twitter Rules. Learn more." Removal of Ranaut's tweets follows her rebuttal to pop star Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Earlier this week, Twitter had temporarily deactivated 250 accounts for fanning fake news. The accounts were later restored. The micro-blogging platform has been actively monitoring and taking steps against rules violation after several social media sites came under fire for being negligent in tracking fake news. The Simran actor had also faced a brief suspension on Twitter in the past after she allegedly called for beheading of producers of a TV show that, according to her, was offensive towards Hindu sentiments.Farmers have been protesting at Delhi's border areas against the three contentious farm laws passed by the Centre in September 2020. Several rounds of talks have taken place between Union ministers and farmer leaders, but to no avail.The protests took a violent turn on Republic Day when the farmers deviated from the designated routes and broke barricades to enter Delhi, resulting in clashes between agitators and police personnel. Some of these agitators reached the Red Fort and hoisted religious flags on its ramparts.