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Follow law, Ravi Shankar Prasad tells social media platforms | The Hindu

By Vijaita Singh on February 11, 2021
Regulation, Policy, & Platform Governance

Minister for Information Technology and Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said global social media platforms such as Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook and others were welcome to work, earn money in India but they should follow the law and the Constitution of India.

Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Mr. Prasad said his Ministry had flagged Twitter and called out the microblogging site for double standards, adding that “freedom of speech” was there but Article 19 (2) of the Constitution added reasonable restrictions because of sovereignty and integrity of India.

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Source: Follow law, Ravi Shankar Prasad tells social media platforms – The Hindu

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