After suspending the official Twitter handle of Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Twitter has gain courted controversy by displaying a distorted map of India, showing Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh as a separate country.
On the micro-blogging site career section, Twitter showed Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh detached from the country.
@Twitter website displays distorted map of India; J&K, Ladakh shown as separate country.
— Bhaskarjyoti Gogoi (@TheBhaskarGogoi) June 28, 2021
👇👇👇https://t.co/8k66F32qVF#Twitter, Please dont spead wrong information. pic.twitter.com/oyAnWdyVjr
This is not the first time Twitter has done something like this. In October 2020 when India and China were at a standoff, Twitter had shown Leh as part of China which it later called a glitch in its geo-location.
Immediately the Centre had last year written to the Twitter CEO that India will not tolerate the misrepresentation of the map of India.
In a warning, the government said any attempt by Twitter to disrespect India’s “sovereignty and integrity is totally unacceptable”.
In the last few weeks, Twitter has been engaged in a tussle with the Indian government over the new social media rules and its failure to comply with the country’s new IT rules led to the microblogging platform losing its legal shield as an intermediary in India, and becoming liable for users posting any unlawful content.
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