Twitter withholds 35 tweets after legal request from India

Twitter has “withheld” about 35 tweets following a legal request from the Indian government, as per information on the Lumen database. Twitter received a legal request from the Indian government on June 21 for action against 37 tweets, a document on Lumen database showed.  Given that the tweets have been withheld, the content could not be independently verified.  Upon clicking on the blocked URLs listed on the Lumen database, a message saying the tweet has been “withheld in IN in response to a legal demand” is displayed for 35 tweets. Two links displayed the message “This Tweet is unavailable”. Lumen database is an independent research project studying cease and desist letters concerning online content, and requests received by Twitter for withholding content are published on its site. When contacted, a Twitter spokesperson said: “As explained in our Country Withheld Policy, it may be necessary to withhold access to certain content in response to a valid legal demand or when the content has been found to violate local law(s).”  The spokesperson noted that the withholdings are limited to the specific jurisdiction/country where the content is determined to be illegal.  The account holder is notified directly — by sending a message to…
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