- Twitter is known for its biased approach. It has a zero-tolerance policy towards those highlighting the real issues.
- Moreover, suppression of voices is nothing new. Seemingly, the conservative voices who have been shut down by Twitter, have realised the same and the world has begun questioning the social networking site.
- In such a move, Delhi High Court, too, slammed Twitter for its hypocrisy and asked about the double standard on various issues.
Delhi court pointed out Twitter’s double standards
In what can be seen as a bold move, Delhi high court has asked microblogging platform Twitter “Why it could not voluntarily take action against an account that allegedly published objectionable content about a Hindu Goddess, while it could do the same against former United States President Donald Trump.”
The Delhi high court took Twitter to cleaners when it said that Twitter is least concerned about the sensitivities of people from “other regions” and ethnicities.
The development came while a bench, comprising active chief justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla, was hearing a petition. The petition reportedly was filed against tweets by a user named ‘AtheistRepublic’ on ‘Maa Kaali’. It directed Twitter to explain “Why it did not block accounts while noting that there were instances of certain individuals being blocked on the platform.”
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Then, Delhi high court remarked on what was needed to say. It boldly stated that “Had such an incident happened in relation to another religion, the social media platform would have been more careful and sensitive.”
According to a LiveLaw report, when the US-based company replied by saying that it cannot block all the accounts as there are all kinds of content on the platform, the Delhi high court retaliated, “If this is the logic, then why have you blocked Mr Trump?”
“It is ultimately boiling down to this that people you feel sensitive about… the content, you will block them. You are not bothered about the sensitivities of other people in other regions of the world, of ethnicities. We dare say that if these kinds of things were done in relation to another religion, you would be much more careful, more sensitive,” the bench said.
The Delhi high court went on to ask the government to inspect the content in the case and decide if it is necessary to block the account under the Information Technology Act.
A biased Twitter and its ‘left’ approach
The social networking site silences the voices of right-wing influencers as it claims to be a promoter of non-violence and non-political organization. In an attempt to peddle the liberal agenda, Twitter had suspended an account named “Stories of Bengali Hindus.”
Earlier in December 2021, a Twitter account with the name “Stories of Bengali Hindus” is suspended over the claims that it violated the rules against ban evasion. Dr Sandeep Das took to Twitter to inform and tweeted, “We have received an email from @Twitter stating that we were suspended in view of “ban evasion”. Point to note that @storiesofBHs has never been suspended in the past, and this one is our first. We appeal to @TwitterSupport asking for more explanation for this suspension.”
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‘The Influence’ guiding the ‘Twitter’
It is no secret that organisations like Twitter are under the heavy influence of the leftists which perhaps explains how Twitter in a gross violation of India’s sovereignty showcased Jammu and Kashmir as a part of the People’s Republic of China.
If the US elections are anything to go by, the Right side of politics across the world stands to face a daunting task to jointly fight the left-liberals and Twitter during the elections. Twitter picked up a fight with President Trump and almost every tweet by the POTUS was running with a disclaimer or restricted from viewing.
What’s worse is that Twitter restricted American publication New York Post’s story on corruption allegations against Hunter Biden – the son of President-elect Joe Biden.
The above instances clearly depict the working style of Twitter. However, the Delhi high court has set a stern example to punch Twitter on its face by asking questions which were needed for a long time.