nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210224-154115-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210224s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210224-154115-0 doi eng 342 23 Mahapatra, Sangeeta Author aut Twitter’s Modi Operandi Lessons from India on Social Media’s Challenges in Reconciling Terms of Service, National Law and Human Rights Law Mahapatra, Sangeeta Verfassungsblog 2021-02-24 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier India is not only the world’s largest democracy, it also accounts for the largest number of internet shutdowns and take down requests to social media companies globally. The recent stand-off between Twitter and the Government of India (GoI) over suspending more than a thousand accounts supportive of farmers’ protests ended with Twitter falling in line with the GoI’s demands. This may set a dangerous precedent for digital platforms enabling other democratic governments to stifle online dissent. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 Censorship content moderation Free Speech India Twitter Fertmann, Martin Author aut Kettemann, Matthias C. Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/twitters-modi-operandi/ raw object