It’s key to understand that these handles were not just picked out of the sky.
This was a planned, structured & orchestrated #InfoOp to take down & accuse without reproachment.
Notice how the #Indian media announced the reason for the suspensions today, as they come online.
The article in the @DeccanChronicle was a manufactured disinformation piece, designed to be used as a basis to cover up #India’s failure in #Balakot.
The #Indian media prepared their domestic audience for the online debate with this accusation, which questions the security of #India in #OSINT hands.
Another manufactured article to give a longer news cycle to India vs Pakistan.
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The actual reason for the suspensions was related to 1 of 2 possibilities.
Either they tweeted about #Kashmir against #Indian policy or
They disproved #India’s narrative on the failed #BalakotSurgicalStrike.
Should one nation be allowed to control conversations that affect regions, multiple countries and cultures, that may or may not be friendly to them?
We say NO!
This is proof that you have #FreedomofSpeech, but not #FreedomAfterSpeech.
#India’s Technology Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, has announced that laws will be imposed to regulate content on social media platforms so it does not affect the “sovereignty and integrity of India.”
Feb. 2019
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“Sovereignty and integrity of India.”
Anything #India doesn’t like. Anything against #India, real or perceived.
It can be taken off @Facebook, @Twitter, @YouTube and @WhatsApp because it questions or contradicts stated Indian policy.
Additionally, whether you are a #journalist or part of the #OSINT community, you can be targeted with a #FakeNews story and potentially have your career destroyed.
Just because you said something about #Kashmir or maybe #rape in #India?
The anger with the #OSINT community is because they get their #intelligence from #digital and #socialmedia.
Each thing is confirmed before being shared because it’s about our #credibility, which was questioned.
The anger is because OSINT destroyed the #Balakot narrative.
#OSINT for those who don’t know is:
#OpenSource #Intelligence. A key metric in conflict, #geopolitical & #terrorism analysis.
It comes from you & the internet. That’s why it’s called open source.
We know of at least 5 #Pakistan-origin @Twitter handles that received notice of “violating #Indian law” or were suspended without warning. If you have received a similar notice, please let us know.
We are preparing a complete study into the entire #FakeNews fiasco.
This was the @commandeleven response to the violation of #Indian law.
We are working on a comprehensive analysis of the entire #FakeNews #disinformation campaign.
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