Our Rules Are Enforced Judiciously: Twitter On Locking Congress’ Official Account
Mumbai: After official Twitter accounts of Congress and several of its party leaders were locked, Twitter said in a statement that its rules are “enforced judiciously and impartially for everyone.”
In a statement, a Twitter spokesperson said the microblogging site will continue to take proactive action if it violates its rules. “The Twitter Rules apply judiciously and fairly to everyone on our service. We have taken proactive action on several hundred Tweets that posted an image that violated our Rules and may continue to do so in line with our range of enforcement options. Some types of personal information carry more risk than others, and we always aim to protect the privacy and security of individuals. We encourage everyone on the service to become familiar with the Twitter Terms and to report anything that violates them,” the spokesperson said.
Explaining the reason behind the blocking of the accounts, the company said that it was alerted by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) about specific content on the platform which allegedly contained the mother of a sexual assault victim (and a minor). Father was involved. The identity of the father was revealed. “We reviewed it against Twitter Rules and policies, as well as the concerns expressed as a matter of the Indian law,” stated the spokesperson.
“As explained in our Help Center, if a Tweet was found to be in violation of the Twitter Rules, and has yet to be deleted by the account holder, we hide it behind a notice and the account remains locked until the Tweet is removed or the appeal is successfully processed,” they added.
Earlier today, after blocking the official accounts of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other senior party leaders, Twitter has also blocked the official handle of the Indian National Congress (INC) for violating the rules of the microblogging site.
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