Elon Musk Caves to Pressure From India to Remove BBC Doc Critical of Modi

‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Elon Musk Censors BBC Doc Critical of India's PM on Twitter

Twitter is censoring links to a BBC documentary that examined Prime Minister Modi's role in violent 2002 riots that saw over 1,000 deaths.

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Elon Musk's Twitter Censors BBC Doc After Pressure From India

Elon Musk's Twitter has caved under pressure from the Indian government to censor a BBC documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Twitter censors BBC documentary revealing Narendra Modi's role in 2002 massacre of Muslims in India

The Intercept reports that Twitter and Youtube have both censored postings about a BBC documentary which exposes Indian premier Narendra Modi's role in the 2002 Gujarat massacre of Muslims. Kanchan Gupta, senior adviser at the Indian government’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, denounced the BBC documentary as “hostile propaganda and anti-India garbage.” He said that…

Elon Musk Buckles Under Pressure From India to Remove BBC Doc Criticizing Modi

Elon Musk buckles under pressure from India to remove a controversial BBC documentary criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Elon Musk’s Twitter Bows to India Request to Censor Links to BBC’s Narendra Modi Doc

Despite the Twitter owner's self-proclaimed stance as a "free speech absolutist," the platform has removed all links to videos from a documentary exploring allegations against Modi for fanning the flames of prejudice against Indian Muslims.