{"id":10233,"date":"2021-02-24T15:37:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T14:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/?post_type=hbi-publications&#038;p=10233"},"modified":"2026-08-20T15:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:40:24","slug":"twitters-modi-operandi","status":"publish","type":"hbi-publications","link":"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/hbi-publications\/twitters-modi-operandi\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter\u2019s Modi Operandi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4565 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo-Verfassungsblog-Beitrag-Indien-soziale-Medien-300x193.png\" alt=\"Logo Verfassungsblog\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo-Verfassungsblog-Beitrag-Indien-soziale-Medien-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo-Verfassungsblog-Beitrag-Indien-soziale-Medien-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo-Verfassungsblog-Beitrag-Indien-soziale-Medien.png 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In their article on the Verfassungsblog, Dr Sangeeta Mahapatra, <a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/staff\/martin-fertmann\">Martin Fertmann<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/staff\/matthias-c-kettemann\">PD Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann<\/a> write about the recent dispute between Twitter and the Indian government and what this means for human rights in India.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/verfassungsblog.de\/twitters-modi-operandi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can read the article here<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<div>\u201cThe Internet is splintering\u201d, worries the New York Times, \u201cFacebook and Google exist in so many countries. Who should decide the rules in each one?\u201d One easy answer would be to say: Each country should have its own laws, limited by global human rights. Platforms should respect these laws. But this answer fails to consider the full picture. Twitter\u2019s recent travails in India can tell us a lot about the challenges of deciding who is best positioned to decide what can be said online \u2013 companies or governments.<\/p>\n<p>Mahapatra, S.; Fertmann, M.; Kettemann, M. C. 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