The Indian government gets Twitter to block several accounts which were apparently not to its liking. Not all the accounts had anything with the Hindu-Muslim violence which, according to the government, was caused by hate messages on Twitter. Some of the accounts blocked parodied the tweets sent by the Prime Minister’s Office. Here Storified are reports, reactions and tweets from some of the accounts. The New York Times said: “The government, used to exerting significant control over media like newspapers, films and television, has in recent months been frustrated in its effort to extend similar and greater regulations to Web sites, most of which are based in the United States.”
India gets Twitter to block several accounts
The Indian government gets Twitter to block several accounts. Here are reports, reactions and tweets from some of those accounts.
Storified by Abhijit · Thu, Aug 23 2012 07:20:03
Govt asks ISPs to ban 16 twitter handles, including that of jurnos, rightwing groups – ET PROVIDES PROOF – http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/government-blocks-twitter-handles-of-journalists-right-wing-groups–here-is-the-proof/articleshow/15617834.cms #GOIBlocksJoji Philip Thomas
Government blocks Twitter handles of journalists, right-wing groups – here is the proof – The Economic TimesNEW DELHI: The ministry of telecommunications has asked Internet Service Providers to block 16 Twitter accounts, including those of right…
In Case you missed! RT @Social_Samosa: List of Twitter Accounts Blocked by Indian Government. http://buff.ly/PHKW5j #GOIBlocksAnkita Gaba
List of Twitter Accounts Blocked by Indian GovernmentThe Indian government has started clamping down several web pages and caught in the midst are several Twitter users who now find their ac…
Twitter agrees to block six fake PM accounts – Hindustan TimesSocial networking site Twitter has agreed to block six fake accounts which were "misrepresenting" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, official…
The story below analyses the list of blocked sites. It was published on the Centre for Internet and Society website.
Analysing Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism & Rioting Edition)Note: This post will be updated as more analysis is done. Last update: 23:59 on August 22, 2012. This is being shared under a Creative Co…
They can block my twitter, my FB, my Blog, my Email BUT They can NEVER EVER block my mind. #Emergency2012 #GOIBlocks #BlackDay #India #NewsSaina Nehwal
Out of the first 245 sites blocked by Team Sonia, less than 50 had reference to Asom or North East. (Source: IE). Shameful #Emergency2012 
Kiran Kumar S
Kiran Kumar SSo have any of our star journos spoken about #emergency2012 yet? I don’t seem to see any one speaking up for freedom of expression?Sunanda Vashisht
#Rerun "Why Indian MSM Wants Social Media Dead" .. #Emergency2012 .. http://www.mediacrooks.com/2012/04/why-indian-msm-wants-social-media-dead.html#.UDW_v6PYO4oMediaCrooks
how do we form a nation if we believe that 140 characters will cause us to disintegrate? #emergency2012Meena Kandasamy
I have no idea why my twitter id is in the blocked list! Don’t belong to any political group…Hardly tweet any political stuff!Amit Paranjape
Don’t belong to any political group…Hardly tweet any political stuff!Amit ParanjapeFor @BDUTT and others. "@parthajha: yes @KanchanGupta’s twitter profile is blocked http://yfrog.com/mowhzap #Emergency2012"Kanchan Gupta
@BDUTT Hi Barkha the Congress regime has blocked my handle. Just fyi, please. @dhume01Kanchan Gupta
@raydeep The account itself isn’t blocked. But if someone goes to the profile URL on a browser, some ISPs apparently block.Shiv Aroor
@MsWeera Is this a new list? My profile page was blocked. Will handle too be blocked? @sprayrose @thearvinddharDosabandit
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