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Twitter faces heat as FIRs registered for depicting distorted India map

The Delhi Police said it has registered a case against Twitter on a complaint by the NCPCR for allegedly allowing access to child sexual abuse material on the social media platform

Twitter's India chief Manish Maheshwari
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After Uttar Pradesh, the Madhya Pradesh police have registered a case against Twitter's India chief Manish Maheshwari over displaying wrong map of India

Press Trust of India New Delhi/Lucknow
In more trouble for Twitter, an FIR was lodged in Uttar Pradesh against two senior officials of its India office over the social media platform putting up a distorted map of the country, while the Madhya Pradesh government said it will also initiate legal action against the microblogging giant over the issue.

The Delhi Police said it has registered a case against Twitter on a complaint by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for allegedly allowing access to child sexual abuse material on the social media platform.

It is the latest in the run-ins between Twitter and Indian authorities.

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