WEB DESK, June 28(ABC): India has blocked the flow of information to the country’s Twitter by banning the official accounts of several Pakistani embassies, journalists and some prominent personalities on the micro-blogging site, under India’s Information Technology Act, 2000.
“Deeply concerning that #India has blocked the flow of information to Indian Twitter by withholding access to the following official accounts,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Monday night, while listing down the banned accounts in a tweet.
The banned accounts include accounts of the Pakistani Embassy in UN, Turkey, Iran and Egypt.
“Diminishing space for plurality of voices & access to info in India is extremely alarming,” the tweet from MOFA’s official account read.
MOFA called out Twitter, saying that social media platforms should abide by the applicable international norms. It said that the government of Pakistan is urging the tech company to restore access to the restricted accounts immediately and ensure adherence to democratic freedoms of speech and expression.
