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ABUJA, June 22 (Reuters) - A West African court said on Tuesday that Nigerian authorities could not prosecute people for using Twitter while it considered a suit seeking to overturn a ban on its use, a non-governmental group that initiated the legal action said.The government on June 4 indefinitely suspended Twitter, two days after the social media platform removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists, which Twitter said violated its rules.Soci-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a Nigerian NGO, along with other groups, went to court to fight the ban, arguing that it was a violation of human rights.The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it was restraining the Nigerian government from acting against citizens or media outlets over the use of Twitter, pending a substantive ruling on the core issue, according to a statement from SERAP.Reuters was not immediately able to reach the ECOWAS court, and spokesmen for the Nigeria's president were not immediately available for comment.The Nigerian attorney general said on June 5 that those who defied the ban should be prosecuted, but did not provide any details as to which law would be invoked.(Reporting…

By: Express News Service | Amritsar | June 21, 2021 10:14:13 pm SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur. (Express File Photo by Jaipal Singh) Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Bibi Jagir Kaur on Monday reminded Twitter that it has lost its legal cover in India, asked the microblogging site to take action against alleged hate-filled content on its platform against Sikhs. Kaur, however in the same tone, added that the SGPC won’t pursue any legal action against Twitter separately for hate, as it understood and respected the value of freedom of speech and expression. “Under the new IT rules, Twitter has lost its legal shield in India. We can lodge a police complaint against it for allowing hate-filled messages against Sikhs calling for their genocide. But we do not want to single out Twitter as other social media platforms are also not doing anything to remove the hate content against Sikhs. We understand the value of freedom of expression and do not want to go after Twitter for issues regarding freedom of speech. So, we shall not file any complaint, for now. It is time for Twitter to look at our concerns. SGPC is the biggest democratically elected body of Sikhs. Twitter should immediately…

Credit: Universal (left) alex64gaming (right) If there is one thing we can always count on Universal Orlando Resort’s Twitter for, it is a hilarious commentary on any highly talked about theme park drama going on in Orlando, Florida. Credit: Universal Universal has always run a very cheeky Twitter account that interacts with Guests while removing the “professional” barrier many theme parks uphold online and creating a more casual, friendship-based rapport. This also means that whenever something happens at a theme park, even Disney World, they will comment on it and spark a Twitter conversation on their account. Credit: Universal We recently reported on an incident at Disney World, where a Guest stood up and jumped out of a boat while on the Living with the Land attraction at EPCOT. The Guest did this to attempt to steal a cucumber and ended up falling when trying to re-enter the boat. If you want to read more on that story, click here.  Credit: alex64gaming Related: What NOT to bring to a theme park Of course, the actions demonstrated by this Guest were incredibly unsafe and against the rules and regulations set out by Walt Disney World, but Universal’s (@UniversalORL) response had us chuckling!…

NEW DELHI. India joined China and Russia in abstaining from a vote on a UN General Assembly resolution seeking to delegitimise the Myanmar military junta and to prevent flow of arms into the country. Justifying its decision to abstain, the government said the resolution, which was adopted with 119 votes in favour, was introduced hastily and without enough consultations with Myanmar's neighbours and regional countries. Watch 📺:Explanation of India's vote by @AmbTSTirumurti at the adoption of #UNGA resolution on Myanmar 🇲🇲… https://t.co/4rJfDWDZM0— India at UN, NY (@IndiaUNNewYork) 1624053852000The UNGA adopted a resolution on Myanmar on Friday that called "upon the Myanmar armed forces to respect the people's will as freely expressed by results of the general election of November 8, 2020, to end the state of emergency, to respect all human rights of people of Myanmar and to allow the sustained democratic transition of Myanmar, including the opening of the democratically elected parliament, and by working towards bringing all national institutions, including the armed forces, under a fully inclusive civilian government that is representative of the people's will". Twitter remained divided over India's stance at UNGA. Many appreciated the position taken by India, while others claimed it showed lack of…

While media reports on Twitter losing its “intermediary status” may have misled some readers, it is increasingly clear that the government is determined to bring all social media to heel. To this end, the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines etc) Rules, 2021, compel “significant social media intermediaries” to implement additional measures or risk losing their immunity from prosecution.These measures now require these companies to (1) implement a functioning grievance redressal mechanism, (2) implement a more accountable takedown system, as for example to deal with revenge porn, (3) appoint India-based compliance officers, (4) provide the government with a physical address at which notices can be served, and so forth.In the face of this sovereign aggression, Twitter’s reluctance to appoint a statutory compliance officer to bear criminal liability for content posted on the platform has seen significant media airtime.Obviously, anyone applying for the job is basically asking to be paid to go to jail and Twitter will have some difficulty finding a suitable candidate!Bear in mind that Twitter is a company resident in the US and has no Indian office. Twitter Communications India Pvt Ltd, an affiliate, does have an office in India but there is a corporate veil between them. But…

Twitter CEO and Co Founder, Jack Dorsey addresses students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), on November 12, 2018 in New Delhi, India.Amal KS | Hindustan Times | Getty ImagesTwitter's been on a creator-focused tear.The company announced its first subscription service earlier this month, called Twitter Blue. It now lets people tip select users through the app, and the company acquired newsletter platform Revue to allow creators to publish and monetize newsletters. It's also rumored to be close to launching its Super Follows feature, which would allow some users to charge others for select content.All of this comes after the company set an ambitious goal to double its revenue by the end of 2023 and grow its user base to 315 million daily active users. But it appears creator cuts won't make a material impact on the company's revenue anytime soon.All of Twitter's current bets in the creator space can be thought of as a type of insurance or a hedge, in case there is a smart way to make money through creator cuts (aside from advertising), Laundry Service head Jordan Fox told CNBC."Every platform CEO thinks: what if direct, platform-facilitated creator monetization explodes as a market? What if it goes…

Guard Terance Mann and the Clippers made franchise history Friday night when they delivered a Game 6 victory in front of fans at the full-capacity Staples Center. The Clippers erased 25-point deficit to stun the Utah Jazz and reach the conference finals for the first time. It was bad timing for the Jazz, who lost four straight games for the first time all season. The Jazz had won the first two games of the series. Mann, who had scored 25 points total in the first five games of the series against the Jazz, erupted for a career-high 39 points in the biggest game of his career, making 15 of 21 shots in 36 minutes to help the Clippers. The Clippers will travel to Phoenix to play the Suns in Game 1 of the Conference Finals on Sunday. Western Conference Finals schedule for Clippers vs. Suns. https://t.co/bAM8m9UZGe — Inside SoCal Sports 📰 (@InsideSoCalSpts) June 19, 2021 #NBATwitter Poll: Who will win the 2021 NBA Western Conference Finals? The Phoenix Suns or the L.A. Clippers. — James H. Williams (@JHWreporter) June 19, 2021 Reaction: You got 24 hours to enjoy this moment @terance_mann then back to work. Happy for you and so…

LUCKNOW, India June 18 (Reuters) - Police in India have summoned Twitter’s top official in the country to answer allegations that the U.S. firm failed to stop the spread of a video that allegedly incited “hate and enmity” between Hindu and Muslim communities.An official police notice, seen by Reuters, showed a case had been registered in Ghaziabad in northern Uttar Pradesh state over a video of a few men, apparently Hindu, beating an elderly man believed to be a Muslim and cutting his beard.The police report names Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), its local unit and seven others for their alleged roles in disseminating a video that was deemed insulting to religious beliefs and causing public mischief in a state with a long, bloody history of communal violence.The controversy comes just as India’s federal government is locking horns with Twitter over non-compliance with new IT rules, which have raised doubts whether the platform would continue to enjoy protection against legal liability for user-generated content. The new rules became effective in late May.In a notice dated Thursday, Ghaziabad police wrote to Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari to appear before officials within seven days of the receipt of the summons."Some people used their Twitter…

By Saurabh Sharma and Sankalp PhartiyalLUCKNOW, India (Reuters) -Police in India have summoned Twitter's top official in the country to answer allegations that the U.S. firm failed to stop the spread of a video that allegedly incited "hate and enmity" between Hindu and Muslim communities.An official police notice, seen by Reuters, showed a case had been registered in Ghaziabad in northern Uttar Pradesh state over a video of a few men, apparently Hindu, beating an elderly man believed to be a Muslim and cutting his beard.The police report names Twitter Inc, its local unit and seven others for their alleged roles in disseminating a video that was deemed insulting to religious beliefs and causing public mischief in a state with a long, bloody history of communal violence.The controversy comes just as India's federal government is locking horns with Twitter over non-compliance with new IT rules, which have raised doubts whether the platform would continue to enjoy protection against legal liability for user-generated content. The new rules became effective in late May.In a notice dated Thursday, Ghaziabad police wrote to Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari to appear before officials within seven days of the receipt of the summons."Some people used their…