The risk of waves and wavelets of covid has shaken confidence in our economy’s path out of corona’s wily spikes. On the heels of WhatsApp taking the Centre to court, Twitter opened a front of defiance over how major intermediaries had been asked to comply. Twitter and the Centre both accuse each other of what amounts to arbitrary content moderation. This makes Twitter a publisher, argue its critics, and so it should be held liable for all content. But rules must never be in a position to stifle voices, especially not in a democracy struck by a crisis.

Source: Mint May 30, 2021 16:27 UTC