<p>Twitter boss Elon Musk after meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the&nbsp;New York Palace Hotel in New York City on Tuesday commented on the recent statements made by his predecessor Jack Dorsey. Twitter founder and&nbsp;former CEO Dorsey had recently claimed that the social media platform received threats of being booted out of India&nbsp;after not accepting the request to block certain accounts at the peak of the farmers' protest by the government.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“Twitter doesn't have a choice but to obey local governments. If we don't obey local government laws then we will get shut down," Musk told the reporters.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The best we can do is to follow the laws in any given country," the billionaire said, adding that it is impossible for "us to do more than that".<br />
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"We will do the best to revive the freest speech possible under the law," he concluded.</p>

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<h2><strong>What did Dorsey say?</strong></h2>

<p>“India for example, India is one of the countries which had many requests around farmers protests, around particular journalists which were critical of the government, and it manifested in ways such as ‘we will shut Twitter down in India’… ‘we would raid the homes of your employees', which they did; ‘we will shut down your offices if you don't follow suit’. And this is India, a democratic country," said Dorsey.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Dorsey, who left Twitter last year after&nbsp;Musk took over the company, added that Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan behaved in a similar way to India. Ankara reportedly threatened to shut down Twitter and later got embroiled in a legal battle with the microblogging platform.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“Turkey is very similar (to India), like we had so many requests from Turkey. We fought Turkey in their courts and often won, but they threatened to shut us down constantly,”&nbsp;said Dorsey.</p>

<p>He added that Twitter could not put its employees on the ground in Nigeria, out of fear what the government might do to them.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/indian-govt-calls-dorseys-claims-about-farmers-protests-outright-lies-603694"><strong>Also read |&nbsp;Indian govt calls Dorsey's claims about 'pressure' during farmers' protest 'outright lies'</strong></a></p>

<h2><strong>How did India respond?</strong></h2>

<p>Union Minister of State for&nbsp;Electronics &amp; Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar posted a rebuttal where he said Dorsey was attempting to "brush out a very dubious period of Twitter's history".&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Twitter under Dorsey and&nbsp;his team were in repeated and continuous violations of Indian laws. As a matter of fact, they were in non-compliance with law repeatedly from 2020 to 2022 and it was only June 2022 when they finally complied," said Chandrasekhar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"During the protests in January 2021, there was a lot of misinformation and even reports of genocide which were definitely fake. GoI was obligated to remove misinformation from the platform because it had the potential to further inflame the situation based on fake news," the minister added.</p>

<p>The farmers' protests started after the Modi government brought three controversial farm laws. Thousands of farmers from across the country camped in and around the capital city of Delhi for nearly a year, forcing the government to repeal the laws in November 2021.</p>

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Twitter boss Elon Musk after meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City on Tuesday commented on the recent statements made by his predecessor Jack Dorsey.

Twitter boss Elon Musk after meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City on Tuesday commented on the recent statements made by his predecessor Jack Dorsey. Twitter founder and former CEO Dorsey had recently claimed that the social media platform received threats of being booted out of India after not accepting the request to block certain accounts at the peak of the farmers' protest by the government. “Twitter doesn't have a choice but to obey local governments. If we don't obey local government laws then we will get shut down," Musk told the reporters. "The best we can do is to follow the laws in any given country," the billionaire said, adding that it is impossible for "us to do more than that". "We will do the best to revive the freest speech possible under the law," he concluded. WATCH | PM Modi’s US visit: ‘I am a fan of Modi’, says Elon Musk after meeting PM in New York × What did Dorsey say? “India for example, India is one of the countries which had many requests around farmers protests, around particular journalists which were critical of the government, and it manifested in ways such as ‘we will shut Twitter down in India’… ‘we would raid the homes of your employees', which they did; ‘we will shut down your offices if you don't follow suit’. And this is India, a democratic country," said Dorsey. Dorsey, who left Twitter last year after Musk took over the company, added that Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan behaved in a similar way to India. Ankara reportedly threatened to shut down Twitter and later got embroiled in a legal battle with the microblogging platform. “Turkey is very similar (to India), like we had so many requests from Turkey. We fought Turkey in their courts and often won, but they threatened to shut us down constantly,” said Dorsey. He added that Twitter could not put its employees on the ground in Nigeria, out of fear what the government might do to them. Also read | Indian govt calls Dorsey's claims about 'pressure' during farmers' protest 'outright lies' How did India respond? Union Minister of State for Electronics & Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar posted a rebuttal where he said Dorsey was attempting to "brush out a very dubious period of Twitter's history". "Twitter under Dorsey and his team were in repeated and continuous violations of Indian laws. As a matter of fact, they were in non-compliance with law repeatedly from 2020 to 2022 and it was only June 2022 when they finally complied," said Chandrasekhar. "During the protests in January 2021, there was a lot of misinformation and even reports of genocide which were definitely fake. GoI was obligated to remove misinformation from the platform because it had the potential to further inflame the situation based on fake news," the minister added. The farmers' protests started after the Modi government brought three controversial farm laws. Thousands of farmers from across the country camped in and around the capital city of Delhi for nearly a year, forcing the government to repeal the laws in November 2021. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Elon Musk responds to Jack Dorsey’s claim that India threatened to boot out Twitter

<p>Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, on Tuesday, reacted to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's claim that the microblogging site was under pressure from the Indian government to block the social media accounts of people covering the farmer's protest.</p>

<p>Calling the claim a "blatant lie", Thakur said that "several foreign forces wake up when elections approach in India."</p>

<p>He further slammed the ex-Twitter chief saying that he has suddenly woken up after "years of sleep and wants to cover up his misdeeds."</p>

<p>"What was said, is a blatant lie. Jack Dorsey woke up after years of sleep and wants to cover up his misdeeds. When Twitter was bought by another person, it was revealed in 'Twitter Files' how was the platform being misused. Jack Dorsey has not been able to answer this to date because he was exposed," he said.</p>

<p>'Twitter Files' is a series of tweets that were highlighted by Elon Musk, when he took over the company, to uncover the wrongdoings carried out on the social media platform during Dorsey's leadership.</p>

<p>Thakur further remarked on the timing of the statement made by the founder of Twitter, as Indian PM Narendra Modi is all set to embark on his official visit to the United States.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:</strong> <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/indian-govt-calls-dorseys-claims-about-farmers-protests-outright-lies-603694">Indian govt calls Dorsey's claims about 'pressure' during farmers' protest 'outright lies'</a></p>

<p>"Several foreign forces and their agents in India wake up when elections approach in India. They were exposed earlier and will be exposed this time as well."</p>

<p>"Indian democracy is strong, the world gives hope to India and India lives up to this hope," he added stressing that foreign forces will not succeed in creating unrest in India.</p>

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<p>He further backed Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar's comment, who rejected Dorsey's claim terming it as "an outright lie" and "an attempt to brush out the very dubious period" of the social media company's history.</p>

<p>Earlier, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar took to Twitter to post a rebuttal where he said Dorsey was attempting to "brush out a very dubious period of Twitter's history".&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Twitter under Dorsey and his team were in repeated and continuous violations of India's&nbsp;laws. As a matter of fact, they were in non-compliance with law repeatedly from 2020 to 2022 and it was only June 2022 when they finally complied," said Chandrasekhar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The minister added that the government was attempting to remove misinformation traversing the social media platform.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"During the protests in January 2021, there was a lot of misinformation and even reports of genocide which were definitely fake. GoI was obligated to remove misinformation from the platform because it had the potential to further inflame the situation based on fake news," he added.</p>

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Facts and truth<a href="https://twitter.com/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@twitter</a> undr Dorsey n his team were in repeated n continuous violations of India law. As a matter of fact they were in non-compliance with law… <a href="https://t.co/SlzmTcS3Fa">https://t.co/SlzmTcS3Fa</a></p>
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<h2><strong>What claims did Dorsey make?</strong></h2>

<p>Dorsey made the claims during an interview on the YouTube channel 'Breaking Points' on Monday&nbsp;when&nbsp;asked how did the platform manage when powerful people came to them and demanded certain actions and if he faced any pressure from foreign governments.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“India for example, India is one of the countries which had many requests around farmers protests, around particular journalists which were critical of the government, and it manifested in ways such as ‘we will shut Twitter down in India’… ‘we would raid the homes of your employees', which they did; ‘we will shut down your offices if you don't follow suit’. And this is India, a democratic country," said Dorsey.&nbsp;</p>

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Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, on Tuesday, reacted to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's claim that the microblogging site was under pressure from the Indian government to block the social media accounts of people covering the farmer's protest.

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, on Tuesday, reacted to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's claim that the microblogging site was under pressure from the Indian government to block the social media accounts of people covering the farmer's protest. Calling the claim a "blatant lie", Thakur said that "several foreign forces wake up when elections approach in India." He further slammed the ex-Twitter chief saying that he has suddenly woken up after "years of sleep and wants to cover up his misdeeds." "What was said, is a blatant lie. Jack Dorsey woke up after years of sleep and wants to cover up his misdeeds. When Twitter was bought by another person, it was revealed in 'Twitter Files' how was the platform being misused. Jack Dorsey has not been able to answer this to date because he was exposed," he said. 'Twitter Files' is a series of tweets that were highlighted by Elon Musk, when he took over the company, to uncover the wrongdoings carried out on the social media platform during Dorsey's leadership. Thakur further remarked on the timing of the statement made by the founder of Twitter, as Indian PM Narendra Modi is all set to embark on his official visit to the United States. Also read: Indian govt calls Dorsey's claims about 'pressure' during farmers' protest 'outright lies' "Several foreign forces and their agents in India wake up when elections approach in India. They were exposed earlier and will be exposed this time as well." "Indian democracy is strong, the world gives hope to India and India lives up to this hope," he added stressing that foreign forces will not succeed in creating unrest in India. भारत दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा और पारदर्शी लोकतंत्र है। भारत में जब भी चुनाव नज़दीक होते हैं तो कुछ विदेशी ताक़तें और यहाँ उनके एजेंट एक योजनाबद्ध तरीक़े से देश को अस्थिर व बदनाम करने के लिए सक्रिय होते हैं। जैक डोर्सी सफ़ेद झूठ बोल रहे हैं। ट्विटर के टेकओवर पर ट्विटर फ़ाइल्स को… pic.twitter.com/LDsorlcFnC — Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 13, 2023 × He further backed Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar's comment, who rejected Dorsey's claim terming it as "an outright lie" and "an attempt to brush out the very dubious period" of the social media company's history. Earlier, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar took to Twitter to post a rebuttal where he said Dorsey was attempting to "brush out a very dubious period of Twitter's history". "Twitter under Dorsey and his team were in repeated and continuous violations of India's laws. As a matter of fact, they were in non-compliance with law repeatedly from 2020 to 2022 and it was only June 2022 when they finally complied," said Chandrasekhar. The minister added that the government was attempting to remove misinformation traversing the social media platform. "During the protests in January 2021, there was a lot of misinformation and even reports of genocide which were definitely fake. GoI was obligated to remove misinformation from the platform because it had the potential to further inflame the situation based on fake news," he added. This is an outright lie by @jack - perhaps an attempt to brush out that very dubious period of twitters history Facts and truth@twitter undr Dorsey n his team were in repeated n continuous violations of India law. As a matter of fact they were in non-compliance with law… https://t.co/SlzmTcS3Fa — Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 (@Rajeev_GoI) June 13, 2023 × What claims did Dorsey make? Dorsey made the claims during an interview on the YouTube channel 'Breaking Points' on Monday when asked how did the platform manage when powerful people came to them and demanded certain actions and if he faced any pressure from foreign governments. “India for example, India is one of the countries which had many requests around farmers protests, around particular journalists which were critical of the government, and it manifested in ways such as ‘we will shut Twitter down in India’… ‘we would raid the homes of your employees', which they did; ‘we will shut down your offices if you don't follow suit’. And this is India, a democratic country," said Dorsey. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Indian sports minister Anurag Thakur slams Dorsey’s claim of ‘pressure’ from India, calls it ‘blatant lie’

<p>Twitter founder Jack Dorsey in a tweet said the "days of usenet, irc, the web even email (w PGP) were amazing" while adding that he was "partially to blame" for centralising the internet.</p>

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<p>"The days of usenet, irc, the web...even email (w PGP)...were amazing. centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the internet," Dorsey said, adding, "I realise I'm partially to blame, and regret it."</p>

<p>Dorsey who&nbsp;founded Twitter in 2006 stepped down as CEO of the social networking site last year even as Twitter has become an internet giant. Twitter's role in impacting news coverage has grown over the years even as governments use it to comminate their views and programmes.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/technology/nft-platform-that-sold-dorseys-first-tweet-shuts-down-due-to-rampant-fakes-452578">Also Read:&nbsp;NFT platform that sold Dorsey's first tweet shuts down due to 'rampant' fakes</a></p>

<p>Over the years, Twitter posts have reached out to millions of users within seconds sometimes setting standards for social debates and sparking controversies with posts going viral.</p>

<p>After Twitter banned former president Trump from its platform, Dorsey in a tweet had said, "I do not celebrate or feel pride in our having to ban&nbsp;Donald Trump from Twitter", while asking: "Was this correct?"</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;'Fake News' debate simmers in Russia: Facebook, Twitter blocked</strong></p>

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<p>Dorsey had earlier put across a funding plan for an open source team of architects, engineers&nbsp;and designers to develop an "open and decentralized standard for social media" three years ago while declaring that the "goal is for Twitter to ultimately be a client of this standard".</p>

<p>Last year Dorsey had said Square was involved in a new business with the "sole goal" of making it easy to create "non-custodial, permissionless, and decentralised financial services with focus on Bitcoin. The Twitter founder is the CEO Square.</p>

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Twitter founder Jack Dorsey in a tweet said the "days of usenet, irc, the web even email (w PGP) were amazing" while adding that he was "partially to blame" for centralising the internet.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey in a tweet said the "days of usenet, irc, the web even email (w PGP) were amazing" while adding that he was "partially to blame" for centralising the internet. the days of usenet, irc, the web...even email (w PGP)...were amazing. centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the internet. I realize I'm partially to blame, and regret it. — jack⚡️ (@jack) April 2, 2022 × "The days of usenet, irc, the web...even email (w PGP)...were amazing. centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the internet," Dorsey said, adding, "I realise I'm partially to blame, and regret it." Dorsey who founded Twitter in 2006 stepped down as CEO of the social networking site last year even as Twitter has become an internet giant. Twitter's role in impacting news coverage has grown over the years even as governments use it to comminate their views and programmes. Also Read: NFT platform that sold Dorsey's first tweet shuts down due to 'rampant' fakes Over the years, Twitter posts have reached out to millions of users within seconds sometimes setting standards for social debates and sparking controversies with posts going viral. After Twitter banned former president Trump from its platform, Dorsey in a tweet had said, "I do not celebrate or feel pride in our having to ban Donald Trump from Twitter", while asking: "Was this correct?" Watch: 'Fake News' debate simmers in Russia: Facebook, Twitter blocked Dorsey had earlier put across a funding plan for an open source team of architects, engineers and designers to develop an "open and decentralized standard for social media" three years ago while declaring that the "goal is for Twitter to ultimately be a client of this standard". Last year Dorsey had said Square was involved in a new business with the "sole goal" of making it easy to create "non-custodial, permissionless, and decentralised financial services with focus on Bitcoin. The Twitter founder is the CEO Square. (With inputs from Agencies)

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