Feb 11, 2021

After initially saying it would not do so, Twitter has now banned hundreds of accounts in India, capitulating to pressure from Prime Minister Modi.

Video transcript

After initially saying it would not do so, Twitter has now banned hundreds of accounts in India, capitulating to pressure from Prime Minister Modi. “The Hash” panel discusses Twitter’s increasing involvement in politics, and whether or not decentralized social networks are a solution to bans and censorship.

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