Twitter suspends over 300 accounts after 'Farmer Protesters' tractor rally went violent

New Delhi, January 27: Taking strong action, Twitter on Wednesday said it suspended more than 300 accounts engaged in spam and platform manipulation after violence broke out during the 'farmers tractor rally in the national capital.

 

A Twitter spokesperson said that the company has taken strong enforcement action to protect the conversation on the service from attempts to incite violence, abuse, and threats that could trigger the risk of offline harm by blocking certain terms that violate our rules for trends.

 

"Using a combination of technology and human review, Twitter worked at scale and took action on hundreds of Tweets that have been in violation of the Twitter Rules and suspended more than 300 accounts engaged in spam and platform manipulation," the spokesperson informed.

 

Moreover, Union Home Ministry also suspended internet services at the Singhu border, Tikri border, Ghazipur border, Mukarba Chowk, and Nangloi, which were the flashpoints of the tractor rally violence that took place yesterday.

 

 

 

The government has invoked the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017 "in the interest of public safety and averting public emergency to suspend internet services in areas closer to farmers protest sites."

 

The Delhi Police has registered a total of 22 FIRs and detained 200 people in connection with the violence during the Republic Day tractor rally. Delhi Police in a statement said that it has registered an FIR under IPC Sec 395 (dacoity), 397 (robbery, or dacoity, with an attempt to cause death or grievous hurt), 120 b (punishment of criminal conspiracy), and other sections.

 

 

 

The matter will be investigated by the Crime Branch, the Delhi Police said. “The FIR has been registered in connection with the violence at Red Fort in Delhi during farmers' tractor rally yesterday. The matter will be investigated by the Crime Branch,’’ the Delhi Police said.

 

More than 300 policemen were injured in the violence.