http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20210224-154115-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/twitters-modi-operandi/ Twitter’s Modi Operandi - Lessons from India on Social Media’s Challenges in Reconciling Terms of Service, National Law and Human Rights Law Mahapatra, Sangeeta Fertmann, Martin Kettemann, Matthias C. eng 2021-02-24 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Censorship content moderation Free Speech India Twitter Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 India is not only the world’s largest democracy, it also accounts for the largest number of internet shutdowns and take down requests to social media companies globally. The recent stand-off between Twitter and the Government of India (GoI) over suspending more than a thousand accounts supportive of farmers’ protests ended with Twitter falling in line with the GoI’s demands. This may set a dangerous precedent for digital platforms enabling other democratic governments to stifle online dissent.