Centre Asks Twitter To Drop "Manipulated" Tag For Toolkit Tweets

May 21, 2021 18:13

The government has asked Twitter to remove "manipulated media" tags for tweets on an alleged "Congress toolkit" to discredit Covid efforts, NDTV reports. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra's tweet on May 18 posting screenshots of the alleged "toolkit" was marked "manipulated media" by Twitter last evening.

Sources say the government has objected to the tag saying the case "is pending investigation before a law enforcement agency".

"Investigation will determine the veracity of the content not Twitter. Twitter should not interfere in the investigation process. Twitter cannot pass its judgment while the matter is under investigation," the sources said.

The Congress had urged Twitter to remove tweets by Sambit Patra and other BJP leaders, citing its police complaint calling the so-called "toolkit" forged.

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