Our mission is to serve the public conversation and we’re committed to connecting people with credible and authoritative information especially during times of crisis.
When people in these countries search for keywords related to natural disasters, such as “earthquake”, the top search result will now include a local language notification recommending @petabencana, @BNPB_Indonesia, @MERCYMalaysia, and @mynadma, for reliable updates and support.
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X submitted comments to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) investigation into Brazil’s actions, policies, and practices that may unfairly burden US commerce and US social media platforms in particular. X’s comments highlight serious concerns regarding the need for protection of free expression and fair enforcement in Brazil, impacting US digital service providers and warranting scrutiny under Section 301. 🧵1/6
X has operated in Brazil since 2012. It is home to one of our largest user bases. But recent court rulings are undermining the 2014 Marco Civil da Internet (MCI), which protected freedom of expression, privacy, and intermediary liability. X outlined in our comments submitted to USTR that these new court decisions, which overrule significant aspects of the MCI, threaten freedom of expression as well as US digital trade. 🧵2/6
X’s comments to USTR argue that the Brazilian courts are bypassing the US-Brazil Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), forcing local subsidiaries to hand over data and communications—even from US users—without diplomatic channels and even if it contravenes US law. In 2023, Brazil’s Supreme Court upheld this, ignoring international norms and creating conflicts with US laws. 🧵3/6
We are today sharing an update on our approach in Turkey.
We were in negotiation with the Turkish Government throughout last week, who made clear to us Twitter was the only social media service not complying in full with existing court orders.
In response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available to the people of Turkey, we have taken action to restrict access to some content in Turkey today.
We have informed the account holders of this action in line with our policy.
This content will remain available in the rest of the world.
Twitter’a iletilen erişim engellenmesine yönelik mahkeme kararları uyarınca ve Twitter'ın Türkiye’de kullanıma açık kalmasını sağlamak amacıyla, Türkiye'de bazı içeriklerin erişimine engelleme getirdik.
🧵Twitter is deeply committed to the people of India. Our service has proven vital for the public conversation and a source of support for people during the pandemic. blog.twitter.com/en_in/topics/c…
To keep our service available, we will strive to comply with applicable law in India.
But, just as we do around the world, we will continue to be strictly guided by principles of transparency, a commitment to empowering every voice on the service, and protecting freedom of expression and privacy under the rule of law.
Right now, we are concerned by recent events regarding our employees in India and the potential threat to freedom of expression for the people we serve.
🧵Today we are expanding our #ThereIsHelp notification service for people in need of legal advice relating to Freedom of Expression in 🇹🇭, as we learnt many of them are not fully aware of their legal rights or how to seek help from existing resources:
According to @TLHR2014, more than 635 people (incl. 40 under 18 years old) have been charged for political involvement and expression since the Thai youth rallies on in 2020; some were without legal representation at the time of arrest.
We strongly believe that people are entitled to freely express their political opinions. Our service relies on a free and #OpenInternet which in turn enables greater participation in civic events, such as the #MilkTeaAlliance, peaceful demonstrations and elections.