Commentary
Twitter is way over its head in India. The avian network twice published a map that showed parts of India as part of China. In May, Twitter flagged a post by ruling party leaders, including a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson, as “manipulated media.” Last week, Twitter briefly locked the account of Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad due to an alleged violation of American copyright law. Can you say, American leftist imperial overreach? It’s an ideological mouthful but most neatly encapsulates Twitter’s status in India: cruisin‘ for a bruisin’.
