Elon Musk says Twitter has no 'actual choice' when complying with authoritarian government requests to restrict content
Business InsiderMAY 2023
Dorsey's revelations should come as no surprise considering the backdrop of Modi's hounding of BBC journalists in recent months, but the fact that the BJP government threatened Twitter with bans and raids on company employees is still a shocking indictment of efforts to quash free speech in the nation. The comments highlight the fragility of democracy in India, unequivocally showing the tyrannical direction in which the Modi government is headed.
Despite Dorsey's seemingly pious public statements, the former CEO's selective truth-telling is in fact an assault on the Modi government. Twitter repeatedly violated India's legislation under his leadership, with Dorsey himself even communicating his belief that the social media platform should be exempt from such regulations. The company stands accused of itself suppressing free speech, while a senior legal executive for Twitter has admitted its liability in interfering in Indian elections. Dorsey's anti-Modi comments are part of a farcical circus of fabrication.