{"id":543244,"date":"2023-01-25T06:59:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T03:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/elon-musks-twitter-bows-to-india-request-to-censor-links-to-bbcs-narendra-modi-doc\/"},"modified":"2023-01-25T06:59:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T03:59:11","slug":"elon-musks-twitter-bows-to-india-request-to-censor-links-to-bbcs-narendra-modi-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musks-twitter-bows-to-india-request-to-censor-links-to-bbcs-narendra-modi-doc\/","title":{"rendered":"#Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter Bows to India Request to Censor Links to BBC\u2019s Narendra Modi Doc"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dd2312cd24\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dd2312cd24\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musks-twitter-bows-to-india-request-to-censor-links-to-bbcs-narendra-modi-doc\/#Elon_Musks_Twitter_Bows_to_India_Request_to_Censor_Links_to_BBCs_Narendra_Modi_Doc\" >Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter Bows to India Request to Censor Links to BBC\u2019s Narendra Modi Doc<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musks_Twitter_Bows_to_India_Request_to_Censor_Links_to_BBCs_Narendra_Modi_Doc\"><\/span>Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter Bows to India Request to Censor Links to BBC\u2019s Narendra Modi Doc<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Elon Musk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> has complied with an Indian government request to delete all links to a BBC documentary critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to journalists and free speech advocates in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The first half of the two-part documentary <em>India: The Modi Question<\/em> aired on BBC Two on Jan. 17.\u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> investigates the \u201cpersistent allegations\u201d against Modi of fanning the flames of Hindu nationalism and prejudice against India\u2019s large Muslim minority. In particular, the doc explores his role in the 2002 riots in the western Indian state of Gujarat, where Modi was chief minister at the time, which left over 1,000 dead, the majority of them Muslims.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    India\u2019s Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Arindam Bagchi has called the documentary \u201ca propaganda piece designed to push a particular discredited narrative.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In response, the BBC shared statements on social media saying that the film was \u201crigorously researched according to the highest editorial standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Although the doc has not been aired within India, Kanchan Gupta, a senior adviser in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,\u00a0said Tuesday that Musk\u2019s Twitter and Alphabet\u2019s YouTube were ordered by the Indian government to block all links to the film within the country. He later said that both platforms \u201chave complied with the directions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Actor John Cusack was among the many Twitter users censored for sharing links to the doc. The actor <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johncusack\/status\/1616019439014617090\">posted<\/a> twice about the film \u2014\u00a0\u201cFascism watch this series,\u201d he said \u2014 and both tweets were blocked by Twitter within India, although they are still visible outside the country. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    YouTube, Twitter and Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Meta have received criticism before for bowing to Indian government censorship requests. During the height of the pandemic, scores of social media posts criticizing the government\u2019s handling of a COVID-19 infection surge\u00a0in India were removed by the social media giants, sparking public anger and widespread allegations of censorship. Twitter often stood its ground against the Modi government, however, claiming that it complied with just 20 percent of India\u2019s takedown requests during a period prior to Elon Musk\u2019s takeover of the company. In early 2021, India\u2019s government even threatened that local Twitter employees could face jail time unless the service de-platformed some of Modi\u2019s critics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The most recent censorship action has become a lightening rod of criticism against Twitter, in particular, in light of Musk\u2019s purported views as a \u201cfree speech absolutist\u201d \u2014\u00a0his public rationale for why he acquired the platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Opposition party members of India\u2019s Parliament have rallied against the censorship of the BBC investigation by continuing to tweet links to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cSorry, Haven\u2019t been elected to represent world\u2019s largest democracy to accept censorship,\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MahuaMoitra\/status\/1617000517850517504\">posted<\/a> Mahua Moitra, a member of the All India Trinamool Congress party. \u201cHere\u2019s the link. Watch it while you can.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Moitra\u2019s post was still visible on Twitter late Tuesday, but the link to the documentary had been deactivated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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