No govt communication ever threatened social media platforms' staff of jail term: IT Ministry

The government has never threatened employees of any social media platform, such as Twitter, of jail term, the IT Ministry has said. Reacting to reports that alluded to Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter employees being threatened with jail term, the Ministry said social media platforms are "obliged to follow the laws of India and the Constitution of India, just like all other businesses in India have to." "As has been conveyed on the floor of Parliament, users of social media can criticise the government, the Prime Minister or any Minister but promotion of violence, rampant communal divide and stoking the flames of terrorism will have to be reflected upon," it said.