Micro-blogging social media website Twitter has been showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh detached from map of India on the career section, social media users according to a report by an online news outlet have pointed out.
A user, Vivekmane343, said, “Twitter again showing their left face showing wrong map of India you are still waiting for an official apology from Twitter? Show them their place this time.”
Another user said, “Twitter is Showing J&K, Ladakh Not Part of India on its Career Page.”
Twitter is Showing J&K, Ladakh Not Part of India on its Career Page pic.twitter.com/yibYEaqzi2
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This is not the first time that the social media platform has shown such map of India. In October 2020, national security analyst Nitin A Gokhale found that Twitter had labelled the Indian territory of Leh in Ladakh as part of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Gokhale, the founder of Strat News Global, had marked his location as ‘Hall of Fame Leh’. However, the microblogging platform displayed the area as a part of PRC. The screengrab of the video read, “Nitin A Gokhale was live. Jammu and Kashmir, People’s Republic of China.”
The government of India issued a warning to CEO Jack Dorsey over the misrepresentation of the Indian map. Giving notice to Twitter, Secretary IT had said that such attempts not only bring disrepute to Twitter but also raises questions about its neutrality and fairness as an intermediary.
In recent times, Twitter is having a tussle with the Government of India over the new amendments in the IT law that makes it mandatory for the social media platforms to take steps to ensure complaints raised against the platforms are solved in the prescribed period.
