BJP MP Tejaswi Surya took the opportunity to call for a review of the laws governing these firms apparently so that such action is not taken in India.
Shortly after the micro-blogging website suspended US President Donald Trump permanently from its platform, several BJP leaders have criticised Twitter, suggesting that similar actions could be taken in India.
Citing Twitter’s permanent suspension of outgoing US President Donald Trump’s account as a “wake-up call for democracies”, BJP MP Tejaswi Surya took the opportunity to call for a review of the laws governing these firms apparently so that such action is not taken in India.
“This must be wake up call for all who don’t yet understand the threat to our democracies by unregulated big tech companies. If they can do this to POTUS, they can do this to anyone. Sooner India reviews intermediaries regulations, better for our democracy,” said Mr Surya, quoting the tweet from Twitter safety, in which it had informed about the ban imposed on the outgoing President.
Amit Malviya, the chief of BJP’s IT cell, also expressed his dismay over the action taken by the social media giant.
“Deplatforming Donald Trump, a sitting US president, sets a dangerous precedent. It has less to do with his views and more to do with intolerance for a differing point. Ironically, those who claim to champion free speech are celebrating. Big tech firms are now the new oligarchs,” Malviya said in a tweet this morning.
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