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The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology strips Twitter of legal protection from prosecution after the social media site refuses to take down a tweet featuring a video of an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad being assaulted by a Hindu mob and being forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram". Uttar Pradesh police, who demanded the removal of the tweet, alleges the video was "misleading".

Sources:  NDTV


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  1. The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology strips Twitter of legal protection from prosecution, in response to the social media site refusing to take down a tweet depicting an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad being assaulted by a Hindu mob and forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram". Uttar Pradesh police, who filed the request to remove the tweet, alleges the video was misleading.
  2. The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology strips Twitter of legal protection from prosecution after the social media site refuses to take down a tweet featuring a video of an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad being assaulted by a Hindu mob and being forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram". Uttar Pradesh police, who demanded the removal of the tweet, alleges the video was "misleading".

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