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NEW DELHI: At the heart of regulatory and legal issues in India, microblogging giant Twitter found itself embroiled in new controversy when the verified blue badge of the account of the Minister of State for Electronics and Electronics Rajeev Chandrasekhars computer was briefly deleted, before being restored in a few hours.
The confusion in the verified status of new ministers on Twitter (via the blue check mark) occurred after he changed his username on the platform from @rajeev_mp to @Rajeev_GoI. Changing your username, in accordance with Twitter policy, may result in the loss of the verified badge. As explained in Twitter’s verification policy, if an account holder changes their username, Twitter can automatically remove the verified blue badge from an account. We are in contact with the ministers’ office and have been working quickly to restore the verified blue badge, the company said when contacted on the matter.
As the case came to light throughout the day, online discussions began to escalate over whether Twitter’s action could be linked to the company’s strained relationship with the government, which intensified after the introduction of the new IT rules. However, thanks to a swift resolution of the issue, Twitter, which is now showing its willingness to comply with the new regulations, seemed to make it clear that there was no connection between its regulatory issues and the removal of the blue check mark.
The latest incident, however, comes weeks after Twitter briefly blocked the account of former IT and law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for violating a US copyright law in one. of his tweets. The same law was also blamed for a similar (brief) action on the account of top Congressman and chairman of the Standing Committee on Informatics, Shashi Tharoor, whose account was also temporarily locked out for a tweet containing a copyrighted video. by copyright of the song by BoneyM Rasputin.
Such actions are rather not uncommon with Twitter, which has often been accused of being bossy and opaque after making sudden and controversial changes to the accounts of the powerful. In November 2020, the account of Union Home Secretary Amit Shahs was temporarily locked and his display photo was removed in response to a report from the copyright holder. The action was canceled almost immediately and the company called it an unintentional error.
In June this year, Twitter also removed the blue tick check from the personal account of Vice President Venkaiah Naidus, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and some senior Sangh officials. The action was quickly reversed after an outcry from the leaders of Sangh and the BJP. Twitter said the decision was made due to the lack of activity in the accounts.
The confusion in the verified status of new ministers on Twitter (via the blue check mark) occurred after he changed his username on the platform from @rajeev_mp to @Rajeev_GoI. Changing your username, in accordance with Twitter policy, may result in the loss of the verified badge. As explained in Twitter’s verification policy, if an account holder changes their username, Twitter can automatically remove the verified blue badge from an account. We are in contact with the ministers’ office and have been working quickly to restore the verified blue badge, the company said when contacted on the matter.
As the case came to light throughout the day, online discussions began to escalate over whether Twitter’s action could be linked to the company’s strained relationship with the government, which intensified after the introduction of the new IT rules. However, thanks to a swift resolution of the issue, Twitter, which is now showing its willingness to comply with the new regulations, seemed to make it clear that there was no connection between its regulatory issues and the removal of the blue check mark.
The latest incident, however, comes weeks after Twitter briefly blocked the account of former IT and law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for violating a US copyright law in one. of his tweets. The same law was also blamed for a similar (brief) action on the account of top Congressman and chairman of the Standing Committee on Informatics, Shashi Tharoor, whose account was also temporarily locked out for a tweet containing a copyrighted video. by copyright of the song by BoneyM Rasputin.
Such actions are rather not uncommon with Twitter, which has often been accused of being bossy and opaque after making sudden and controversial changes to the accounts of the powerful. In November 2020, the account of Union Home Secretary Amit Shahs was temporarily locked and his display photo was removed in response to a report from the copyright holder. The action was canceled almost immediately and the company called it an unintentional error.
In June this year, Twitter also removed the blue tick check from the personal account of Vice President Venkaiah Naidus, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and some senior Sangh officials. The action was quickly reversed after an outcry from the leaders of Sangh and the BJP. Twitter said the decision was made due to the lack of activity in the accounts.
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