Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Sunday pulled up Twitter India for slow response in removing what it termed were objectionable and unlawful content. He conveyed the central government’s concerns to the micrblogging site during his meeting with two top Twitter executives.
Gauba asked the Twitter representatives to ensure ’24×7 mechanism for prompt disposal of requisitions of law enforcement agencies for deletion/removal of unlawful/objectionable content from their platform.’ They were also reportedly advised to appoint India based contact persons who would be available round the clock, and put in place an escalation mechanism to deal with requisitions of Law Enforcement Agencies and general public for prompt removal of unlawful/objectionable content.
The home secretary also said that there had been several instances in the recent past, when some objectionable content, posted on Twitter, had the potential to disturb communal harmony.