HC: If Twitter can block Trump, why not Hindu gods' abuser? – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court asked Twitter on Monday to furnish its policy on blocking users posting objectionable content, saying the platform is not bothered about the sensitivities of people from “other regions” and ethnicities. The HC took a dim view of Twitter’s reluctance to act against a user who repeatedly posted objectionable content against Hindu goddesses. When the site claimed it doesn’t block individual accounts unless there is a court order, the HC retorted: “If this is the logic, why have you blocked Mr Trump?”, referring to former US President Donald Trump. A bench comprising acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla said, “It is ultimately boiling down to this – that people you feel sensitive about… the content, you will block them. You are not bothered about the sensitivities of other people in other regions of the world, of ethnicities. We dare say that if these kinds of things were done in relation to another religion, you would be much more careful, more sensitive.” It was hearing a plea seeking to block an account for allegedly obnoxious posts on “Maa Kaali” and other Hindu goddesses by user “AtheistRepublic” and asking Twitter to produce its standard…
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