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TopicTwitter ban

Topic: Twitter ban

Brazil’s SC orders social media platform X not to circumvent ban at risk of $92k daily fine

X became accessible to many users in Brazil Wednesday as an update to its communications network circumvented the court-ordered block.

Pakistanis are using VPN to access X. Govt is defying court order to lift ban

The Sindh High Court specifically ordered the restoration of X within a week in March. However, it is yet to be restored fully.

Jack Dorsey, Twitter vs India & Brij Bhushan’s ‘new portfolio’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Singled out by govt’ — Twitter users could ‘jointly approach court’ as posts, handles blocked

Twitter ‘withheld’ more than 80 tweets and handles Sunday night after receiving orders from Union govt. Affected users include journalist Rana Ayyub and Sikh activist Amaan Bali.

‘Law of the land supreme’, parliamentary panel tells Twitter over non-compliance of IT rules

Twitter has been given two weeks to respond in writing to questions raised by the panel that included those on the 'Congress toolkit' incident and the Ghaziabad assault case.

Twitter’s India policy head resigns, firm says ‘no link to govt warning’ over unblocking users

Twitter India, which received notice last week for unblocking accounts govt had requested to block, says policy head Mahima Kaul had decided to step down earlier this year.

Twitter without gatekeepers will save public conversation. Not Khameini, Trump bans

Banning, blocking, or barring users from social media without any legal process is a problem, and may lead to its demise as universal platforms for conversation.

On Camera

Lego Krishna & porcelain politics of refugees — Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s works come to India

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei opened his first solo exhibition in India last week at the capital’s Nature Morte art gallery, featuring artworks from the past two decades.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.