India police summon Twitter chief over viral video

India police summon Twitter chief over viral video

Police in India have summoned Twitter's top official in the country to answer allegations that the US firm did not stop the spread of a video that allegedly spread ‘hate and enmity’, according to an official police notice seen by Reuters. Police in Ghaziabad in northern Uttar Pradesh state this week registered a case after a video shared widely by Twitter users this week showed a few men, apparently Hindu, beating an elderly man believed to be a Muslim and cutting his beard. The police report names Twitter Inc, its local unit and seven others. The controversy comes when India's federal government has locked horns with Twitter over non-compliance with certain federal rules, raising concerns that the platform may no more enjoy protection against user-generated content.