12,368 — that's the number of content removal demands issued to Twitter by the Government of India. No other country has issued as many demands, ever.
The first round of Transparency Reports has been revealed, and this is what we found. 🧵 1/n
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The first round of Transparency Reports has been revealed, and this is what we found. 🧵 1/n
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Guess what? 2 million accounts were banned by WhatsApp in 1 month.
Yes, you read that right. 2/n
Yes, you read that right. 2/n
Here's more: The government issued over 40,300 orders between July and December 2020. This affected over 62,754 Indian users in just 6 months, or an average of 10,000 Indian users every month. 3/n
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The Government of India cited "national security" as its reason in most of the takedown orders issued to Google.
3/4ths have come from the police & MeitY, but no other information has been shared by Google yet — we have a right to know. 4/n
3/4ths have come from the police & MeitY, but no other information has been shared by Google yet — we have a right to know. 4/n
#BigTech companies must centre people's democratic rights, instead of colluding with those in power.
Government takedown orders must be publicly disclosed to truly champion transparency in the digital lives of Indian internet users. 5/n
Government takedown orders must be publicly disclosed to truly champion transparency in the digital lives of Indian internet users. 5/n
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