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electroskunk@lemmy.world to World News@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

India threatened to shut down Twitter and raid employees' homes, Jack Dorsey says

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India threatened to shut down Twitter and raid employees' homes, Jack Dorsey says

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electroskunk@lemmy.world to World News@beehaw.org · 2 years ago
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Jack Dorsey said India has ordered Twitter to remove posts and accounts, often accompanying these with threats of legal repercussions.
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  • alcyoneous@beehaw.org
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    India with the BJP seems to be descending quickly into authoritarian nationalism, so I’m not surprised

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      Makes me glad I found this federated social network thing. Shut it down and five more pop up to replace it. A government and corporation’s worst nightmare.

  • girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
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    Modi is the worst thing to happen to India since colonization.

  • FaltuUser@lemmy.world
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    Absolutely no suprises to anyone

  • borlax@lemmy.borlax.com
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    Imagine being this irrelevant.

  • dystop@lemmy.world
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    Musk is doing a better job of making Twitter irrelevant than India. lol

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