Islamabad:The Pakistan authorities’s Twitter account has been withheld in India on account of a “legal demand”, the media reported on Saturday.
The account displayed a message that stated: “@GovtofPakistan’s account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand.”
In June, Pakistan media had reported that New Delhi blocked the circulate of data to the nation by banning the official Twitter accounts of a number of Embassies, journalists and a few outstanding personalities, underneath India’s Data Expertise Act, 2000, Geo News reported.
Twitter issued an announcement on India banning accounts of Pakistani journalists.
“As explained in our Country Withheld Policy, it may be necessary to withhold access to certain content in response to a valid legal demand. The withholdings are limited to the specific jurisdiction/country where the content is determined to be illegal. we receive detailed in the biannual Twitter Transparency Report, and requests to withhold content are published on Lumen,” the micro-blogging web site stated.
“Deeply concerning that India has blocked the flow of information to Indian Twitter by withholding access to the following official accounts,” the Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MOFA) stated in tweet, whereas itemizing down the banned accounts.
The accounts embrace these of the Pakistani Embassy in UN, Turkey, Iran and Egypt.
“Diminishing space for plurality of voices & access to information in India is extremely alarming,” the tweet from MOFA’s official account learn.
MOFA referred to as out Twitter, saying that social media platforms ought to abide by the relevant worldwide norms, Geo News reported.
It stated that the federal government of Pakistan is urging the tech firm to revive entry to the restricted accounts instantly and guarantee adherence to democratic freedoms of speech and expression.
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