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Police in India visited Twitter offices over ‘manipulated media’ label

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Delhi Police served a legal notice to Twitter India, it was not a raid https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/toolkit...

> Delhi Police, controlled by India’s central government, on Monday evening searched two offices of Twitter — in the national capital state of Delhi and Gurgaon, in neighboring state of Haryana — to seek more information about Twitter’s rationale to label one of the tweets by ruling partly BJP spokesperson as “manipulated media.”

> An hour into the search process, Delhi Police Special Cell team, which investigates terrorism and other crimes, vacated both of Twitter’s offices because they were closed and there were no Twitter employees to engage with at the premises

That sure sounds like a physical raid.

Re: Police in India visited Twitter offices over ‘manipulated media’ label

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> searched two offices of Twitter .... to seek more information about Twitter’s rationale to label one of the tweets

What were they expecting in a physical raid ?

> An hour into the search process ... vacated both of Twitter’s offices because they were closed and there were no Twitter employees to engage with

Again, what were they expecting ?

Re: Police in India visited Twitter offices over ‘manipulated media’ label

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> searched two offices of Twitter .... to seek more information about Twitter’s rationale to label one of the tweets What were they expecting in a physical raid ? > An hour into the search process ... vacated both of Twitter’s offices because they were closed and there were no Twitter employees to engage with Again, what were they expecting ?

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Re: Police in India visited Twitter offices over ‘manipulated media’ label

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The ruling party released a fake document, suggesting that the opposition is engaging in subversive activities. It was fact checked by various independent agencies and found to be a fake document. Twitter added a "manipulated media" label to those tweets. Delhi police, which is directly controlled by the Indian government raided the office of Twitter. It is not done with the intention of finding anything. It is to harass and to "send a message" that such acts won't be tolerated.

Re: Police in India visited Twitter offices over ‘manipulated media’ label

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I'll preface this by stating that me and my family, and the huge number of like-minded people I am aligned with, have -- for generations -- been the most law-abiding, compliant, quiet, respectful and hard-working people in our communities. What I am about to write is absolutely without precedent, and should therefore be terrifying...

The Quislings in the spineless political class in the United States and Canada have revealed themselves, and are absolutely disgusting. The contempt shown by Facebook, Google, Twitter, et.al. of legal free speech rights, and the absolute, brazen complicity of our governments in their lawlessness tells us exactly what we need to know.

Nothing short of a complete expulsion of these brigands from political office, followed by conviction in the courts of law for abridging the constitutionally protected rights of their citizenry is acceptable.

However, until the courts are also purged -- since they have been overtaken by spineless (in the USA) and complicit (in Canada) judges -- nothing like this can occur.

I am happy, though, for one thing. At least we can never again labor under the illusion/assumption that our constitutionally guaranteed (the Constitution in the USA, and the Charter in Canada) rights are being protected! It is absolutely clear, now, that our western nations have to be re-taken from these despots who have usurped authority -- unfortunately, probably by force.

Heaven help us all.

Re: Police in India visited Twitter offices over ‘manipulated media’ label

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I'll preface this by stating that me and my family, and the huge number of like-minded people I am aligned with, have -- for generations -- been the most law-abiding, compliant, quiet, respectful and hard-working people in our communities. What I am about to write is absolutely without precedent, and should therefore be terrifying... The Quislings in the spineless political class in the United States and Canada have…

How exactly is this connected to TFA?
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