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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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World News@beehaw.org · 1 year 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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India with the BJP seems to be descending quickly into authoritarian nationalism, so I’m not surprised

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