New Delhi: A complaint has been filed with the Delhi Police Cyber Cell against Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari and a non-profit organization for allegedly spreading communal hatred.
The complaint, filed and addressed by Advocate Aditya Singh Deshwal DCPCyber Cell of Delhi Police had sought registration FIR Against Twitter Communications India Pvt Ltd, Manish Maheshwari, MD, Twitter India, Shagufta Kamran, Twitter India’s public policy manager, as well as Armin Nawabi and Susanna McIntyre, founder and CEO of Republic Atheist, respectively.
Advocate cited a picture of Goddess Kali Shared by the handle Atheist Republic and stated that the content posted by the Twitter user was not only abusive, but also posted with the intention of causing annoyance, inconvenience, threat, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred and ill-will is. in society.
“It will also not be inappropriate to mention here that these Twitter posts have been put by the said user intentionally, to hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus, to insult our religious beliefs,” the advocate said.
In his complaint, the advocate said, “Twitter, which is a microblogging website/platform, in association with Armin Nawab and Atheist Republic has been showing this blasphemous material since July 2011. The user profile of Atheist Republic is full of such blasphemous content. It is about Hinduism and other religions.
“Twitter, on the other hand, as an important Social Media Intermediary (SSMN), has not taken any steps to remove such content but is acting as an accomplice of the crime in gross violation of Indian laws and Showing such blasphemous and derogatory content. ,” said the complaint.
The advocate said that Twitter through its platform is deliberately promoting hate speech about Hinduism, which is in violation of the provisions of the Indian Penal Code.
In his complaint, Deshwal said Manish Maheshwari, MD, Twitter India, and Shagufta Kamran, Public Policy Manager, Twitter India, tried to remove such objectionable content from their platforms even after a month had elapsed with the intention of promoting communalism. No action has been taken intentionally. hatred and disturbing the social peace in the country. The advocate has requested for immediate registration of FIR against all the accused named in his complaint and urged the Delhi Police to arrest them so that the crime can be prevented from progressing further.
The complaint, filed and addressed by Advocate Aditya Singh Deshwal DCPCyber Cell of Delhi Police had sought registration FIR Against Twitter Communications India Pvt Ltd, Manish Maheshwari, MD, Twitter India, Shagufta Kamran, Twitter India’s public policy manager, as well as Armin Nawabi and Susanna McIntyre, founder and CEO of Republic Atheist, respectively.
Advocate cited a picture of Goddess Kali Shared by the handle Atheist Republic and stated that the content posted by the Twitter user was not only abusive, but also posted with the intention of causing annoyance, inconvenience, threat, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred and ill-will is. in society.
“It will also not be inappropriate to mention here that these Twitter posts have been put by the said user intentionally, to hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus, to insult our religious beliefs,” the advocate said.
In his complaint, the advocate said, “Twitter, which is a microblogging website/platform, in association with Armin Nawab and Atheist Republic has been showing this blasphemous material since July 2011. The user profile of Atheist Republic is full of such blasphemous content. It is about Hinduism and other religions.
“Twitter, on the other hand, as an important Social Media Intermediary (SSMN), has not taken any steps to remove such content but is acting as an accomplice of the crime in gross violation of Indian laws and Showing such blasphemous and derogatory content. ,” said the complaint.
The advocate said that Twitter through its platform is deliberately promoting hate speech about Hinduism, which is in violation of the provisions of the Indian Penal Code.
In his complaint, Deshwal said Manish Maheshwari, MD, Twitter India, and Shagufta Kamran, Public Policy Manager, Twitter India, tried to remove such objectionable content from their platforms even after a month had elapsed with the intention of promoting communalism. No action has been taken intentionally. hatred and disturbing the social peace in the country. The advocate has requested for immediate registration of FIR against all the accused named in his complaint and urged the Delhi Police to arrest them so that the crime can be prevented from progressing further.
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