India denies Twitter shutdown threat amidst Jack Dorsey controversy.

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India denies Twitter shutdown threat amidst Jack Dorsey controversy.
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Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey accused India of threatening to shut down the platform and raid employees' homes if it did not comply with government requests to restrict accounts critical of the government's handling of farmer protests. India's Deputy Minister for Information Technology called Dorsey's claims an "outright lie." The incident highlights the struggles faced by foreign technology giants operating under Modi's rule, who has often criticized them for not doing enough to tackle fake or "anti-India" content on their platforms.

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