Cong demands answers on ex-Twitter CEO's claim of pressure from Centre

Press Trust of India

New Delhi

The Congress on Tuesday said the government should stop "suppressing" social media and journalists after ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey claimed the platform was threatened with shutdown unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts during the farmers' protest.

The Centre has, however, rubbished the charges, saying Dorsey's Twitter regime had a problem accepting Indian law. Dorseymade the sensational allegation in an interview with the YouTube news show Breaking Points on Monday.

The Congress also demanded answers from the government and alleged that there cannot be bigger proof of the "weakening of democracy" in the country by targeting institutions.

 "We demand that the government stops suppressing social media," Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said.