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Another complaint filed against Twitter at Tilak Marg PS over tweets on Ghaziabad assault case

Twitter blocked government order

"I am deeply saddened by the Ghaziabad assault that was perpetrated on the 72-year-old man. However, that does not mean, that we should use our influence to post on social media without verifying the facts of the case to promote hatred," Amit Acharya, an advocate told MediaNama, regarding a complaint that he filed against Twitter and its managing director Manish Maheshwari, actor Swara Bhasker and others for tweets posted on the platform over the Ghaziabad assault case. When contacted on Friday, Tilak Marg PS said a case has not yet been registered over the matter. MediaNama has also reached out to Twitter and the post will be updated when we receive a response. Earlier, Acharya dragged Twitter to the Delhi High Court regarding non-compliance to the IT Rules 2021. It is important to note that a similar case holding Twitter and others responsible over tweets on the Ghaziabad assault case was registered on June 15 at the Loni Border Police Station in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Twitter, Congress politicians and a few journalists were named as accused in the case because the tweets were allegedly provocative in nature. Ghaziabad assault case, a background: On June 5, an elderly Muslim man was attacked in Loni in UP’s Ghaziabad district June 5. A Hindustan Times report said that the assailants also chopped 72-year-old Abdul Samad’s beard and forced him to chant religious slogans. A video of the incident went viral on social media platforms in the following days. While it is…

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