Pakistan on Monday expressed "serious concern" over reports from international media that the Indian government had tried to disru...
Pakistan on Monday expressed "serious concern" over reports from international media that the Indian government had tried to disrupt Twitter's security system and forced it to employ Indian "agents, representatives". .
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Foreign Office Spokesman Asim Iftikhar said in a statement that according to media reports, this matter came to light when Twitter gave a briefing on the matter before the Indian Parliament's Standing Committee on Information and Technology, where a former employee of Twitter The legal statements made in America were also discussed.
Expressing regret, he said that due to India's illegal objections, several Twitter accounts including those of Kashmiri political leaders and journalists have been blocked.
The statement said that a month ago, Pakistan had registered a protest against the Indian government for blocking access to the Twitter accounts of several members of the Pakistani diplomatic mission and Radio Pakistan.
The Foreign Office spokesperson said that Pakistan condemns India's blatant use of state power and tactics to manipulate and coercively control the Internet domain.
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He further said that these actions are not only against international standards, obligations, norms and framework of provision of information, but this practice is also showing an increasingly dangerous trend in restricting free voices and fundamental freedoms in India.
The spokesperson of the Foreign Office demanded the neighboring country to immediately withdraw the process of blocking the Twitter accounts of members of the diplomatic mission of Pakistan and Radio Pakistan, saying that it violates the international principles and standards of freedom of expression defined by the United Nations. Be respected and refrain from using saboteurs to control the global Internet domain.
Earlier last week, Twitter's former head of security had alleged that India had pressured the social media company to hire a government employee.
Patremoj Zatko raised the matter with the US Securities and Exchange Commission over claims of Twitter security lapses.
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According to a redacted version of the complaint uploaded by the Washington Post and a certified whistleblower's attorney, Moj Zitko, he said government agents would gain access to sensitive user data because of Twitter's weak security infrastructure.
Company sources declined to comment further, saying that allegations about the Indian government had surfaced within Twitter before, but India's IT ministry had not responded.
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