Ministry of Electronics and IT asks Twitter to block around 250 accounts for tweets on farm protest

Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEITY) on Monday directed Twitter to block around 250 Tweets/Twitter accounts which were using 'Modi Planning Farmer Genocide' hashtag & making fake, intimidatory & provocative Tweets on Jan 30.

This was done on the request of Ministry of Home Affairs and law enforcement agencies to prevent any escalation of law and order in view of the on-going farmer agitation, as per Sources

Incitement to genocide is a grave threat to public order & therefore the Ministry of Electronics & IT ordered for blocking of these Twitter accounts & Tweets under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Twitter has blocked these Tweets/Twitter Accounts, said a statement from the ministry.

"If you see the above message, it means Twitter was compelled to withhold the entire account specified (e.g., @username) in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court order," Twitter's Help Centre page read on the withheld accounts.

Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEITY) directed Twitter to block around 250 Tweets/Twitter accounts which were using 'Modi Planning Farmer Genocide' hashtag & making fake, intimidatory & provocative Tweets on Jan 30: Sources on Twitter Accounts being withheld pic.twitter.com/LIvZjbevRX

— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2021

Even CPI(M) Puducherry's handle @pycpim's account is withheld in India. pic.twitter.com/Ixja6NARS2

— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) February 1, 2021

CEO of Prasar Bharati’s twitter handle @shashidigital is also withheld in India. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/yOHkZXmGlo

— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) February 1, 2021