{"id":40600,"date":"2021-04-26T05:34:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T05:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/india-orders-takedowns-of-social-media-posts-it-claims-harm-fight-against-raging-covid-19-outbreak\/"},"modified":"2021-04-26T05:34:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T05:34:59","slug":"india-orders-takedowns-of-social-media-posts-it-claims-harm-fight-against-raging-covid-19-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/india-orders-takedowns-of-social-media-posts-it-claims-harm-fight-against-raging-covid-19-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"India orders takedowns of social media posts it claims harm fight against raging COVID-19 outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As India battles a surging second wave of COVID-19 cases and severe shortages of medical supplies to fight it, the nation&#8217;s government has told Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to remove social media posts it says may panic its populace with misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>The takedown requests were lodged on Friday, a day before India for the first time recorded over 300,000 new COVID-19 cases. India&#8217;s previous peak came in September 2020, when cases reached nearly 100,000 cases a day before settling to around 10,000 a day in early 2021.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",banner_plus,fluid,mpu\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YIZeMANej5rsoY7oyvUR7gAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YIZeMANej5rsoY7oyvUR7gAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>The situation is now very grim. On Sunday, India\u2019s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mohfw.gov.in\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> over 2.6 million active cases of COVID-19, and 2,767 deaths in the previous 24 hours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"promo_article\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2021\/04\/23\/indian_flag_binary_shutterstock.jpg?x=174&amp;amp;y=115&amp;amp;crop=1\" width=\"174\" height=\"115\" alt=\"Indian flag with binary numbers\"><\/p>\n<h2 title=\"#FOSS4GOV challenge will fund and mentor devs and startups to create govtech code\">India seeks locally developed open source CRM and ERP for government users<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/04\/23\/india_foss4gov_innovation_challenge\/\"><span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu_plusplus,\" data-sm=\",mpu_plusplus,\" data-md=\",mpu_plusplus,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YIZeMANej5rsoY7oyvUR7gAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YIZeMANej5rsoY7oyvUR7gAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Case numbers and deaths are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-04-22\/even-record-death-toll-may-hide-extent-of-india-s-covid-crisis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suspected<\/a> to be underreported as crematoria report more activity than reported deaths in a country where accuracy of mortality data is far from guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>The new wave is so severe that hospitals have run short of oxygen and beds, so many Indians have taken to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/events\/1385596085192691712\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter to ask<\/a> strangers for help.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the pleas for help, some Indians have criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s response, highlighting the lack of a nation-wide lockdown and the Prime Minister\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1383309446470717443\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appearances<\/a> at political rallies alongside throngs of supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Some posts made by those critical of the Prime Minister &#8211; including some from opposition politicians &#8211; have made the takedown list. Twitter disclosed the emergency order it received from the government to remove 21 tweets on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lumendatabase.org\/notices\/23586783?access_token=3RW0vBWTDCxjQkh9FLKQiw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lumen Database<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among the banned Tweets are the following by opposition MP Revanth Reddy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.9397590361446\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">India recording over 2 lakh cases everyday,shortage of vaccines,shortage of medicines,increasing number of deaths&#8230;.healthcare system is collapsing&#8230;.!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ModiMadeDisaster?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ModiMadeDisaster<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tnZP64dOyD\">pic.twitter.com\/tnZP64dOyD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/revanth_anumula\/status\/1383328923077865480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For now the social media companies have agreed to take down listed posts for Indian users. Posts remain visible outside of India.<\/p>\n<p>Reddy responded as fdollows:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.3076923076923\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Instead of monitoring twitter &amp; other social Media,the government should control number of deaths and focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID%E3%83%BC19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID\u30fc19<\/a> crisis the country is facing.<br \/>\n<br \/>Lifeline should be oxygen &amp; vaccine and not media &amp; social media <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@washingtonpost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9vYSzHg3Wy\">pic.twitter.com\/9vYSzHg3Wy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/revanth_anumula\/status\/1386308578722467845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>India&#8217;s Internet Freedom Foundation had this to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.8149466192171\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">India will not be silenced and censored. We will continue demanding transparency, accountability and coordinating for emergency relief. For our right to speech \u2014 and today, our lives! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M86M9GVMvk\">https:\/\/t.co\/M86M9GVMvk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) (@internetfreedom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/internetfreedom\/status\/1386312862088318979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\" data-md=\",dbutton,mpu_plus,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YIZeMANej5rsoY7oyvUR7gAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YIZeMANej5rsoY7oyvUR7gAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>This is not the first time India has come under fire for censoring the internet. The nation&#8217;s new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/02\/26\/india_information_technology_intermediary_guidelines_and_digital_media_ethics_code_rules_2021\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cInformation Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021\u201d<\/a> has come under fire for breaking encryption and stymieing free speech. In the past the government has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/02\/09\/india_internet_bans_kashmir_twitter\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disabled<\/a> 4G and wired internet services for some states, asked Twitter to issue fairly large bans, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/03\/04\/amazon_prime_india_apologizies_for\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">filed<\/a> charges against Amazon Prime India\u2019s head of content over scenes in a TV program deemed to be offensive. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/04\/26\/india_social_media_takedown_orders\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many banned posts were made by opposition politicians and appear to be criticism of the government As India battles a surging second wave of COVID-19 cases and severe shortages of medical supplies to fight it, the nation&#8217;s government has told 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