Toolkit row

‘Concerned about potential threat to freedom of expression for the people we serve,’ Twitter’s befitting reply to IT Rules

Twitter India is fishing in troubled waters since it marked tweets of BJP ministers as “manipulated media”. Responding to the recent Delhi Police raid to its IT office, the microblogging platform on Thursday (May 27) said that it is deeply committed to the people of India. 

May 27, 2021, 18:53 PM IST

Twitter’s conduct obfuscatory, diversionary: Delhi Police’s rebuttal over ‘toolkit’ row

Hours after social media major Twitter released a statement citing a threat to freedom of expression and intimidation by the authorities, the Delhi Police on Thursday (May 27) rebutted the claims and made counter-allegations of their own.

May 27, 2021, 18:29 PM IST

Toolkit row: Congress condemns raid on Twitter office, calls it an attempt to 'murder freedom of speech’

BJP leaders, including Patra, have posted numerous tweets to attack Congress over the purported 'toolkit'. On May 19, the Congress lodged a police complaint seeking registration of cases against BJP chief JP Nadda, Union minister Smriti Irani, BJP general secretary B L Santosh and Patra over the alleged forgery of documents.

May 25, 2021, 09:20 AM IST

COVID toolkit probe: Delhi Police sends notice to Twitter-India

Two police teams also descended on the microblogging site's offices in Lado Sarai in Delhi and in Gurgaon this evening. 

May 24, 2021, 23:26 PM IST

Toolkit row: Delhi Police sends notice to Twitter over 'manipulated media' tag

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra had alleged that the toolkit has instructions for social media volunteers of Congress to call the new COVID-19 mutant "Indian strain" or "Modi strain" against the World Health Organization`s (WHO) instructions.

May 24, 2021, 16:16 PM IST