‘Bullying Twitter sends a bad message to companies looking to invest here’

NEW DELHI: Digital activists and experts said that the manner in which the Delhi Police special cell went to “serve a notice” to Twitter offices on Monday was meant to “bully” the company and sends a bad message to tech

companies

looking to invest in India.

“Neither MEITY nor Delhi Police are empowered by any law to object to such labeling,” technology lawyer

Mishi Choudhary

told TOI, adding that the government was acting as a bully.

According to Choudhary, the move also sends a bad message to tech companies looking to invest in India. “This sends a message to the world that Digital India is closed for business.

Rule of Law

no longer applies and every rule in the book can be twisted to control information and settle political scores. As an investor, who wants to risk their money in such a volatile, unpredictable environment,” she added.

SFLC legal counsel

Prasanth Sugathan

added that there is “no law or regulation in India that explicitly prohibits labeling of content by intermediaries.”

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