MeitY reboot a breather for Twitter, but the social-media giant should get its act together pronto
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Following the rule of the land is the only option for Twitter as it cannot afford to exit a market like India. The Cabinet reshuffle may have come as a breather, but it’s high time the social media giant got its act together. Here’s the first instalment of a two-part series.
How much can you say in 280 characters? Well, just enough to invite the wrath of mighty governments. Twitter’s tussle with authorities in countries from Nigeria to Iran and Turkmenistan to China is testament to the fact that unrestricted ‘free speech’ can invite trouble for social-media platforms. The experience has been no different in India for the microblogging platform, but it could be now sensing a moment of “unblocking” in the world’s most
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