Microblogging site Twitter, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said that it has blocked about 500 accounts as requested by the central government. However, it has refused to block accounts of news media entities, journalists, activists, and politicians.

The government wanted nearly 1,200 accounts blocked for allegedly spreading misinformation about the farmer protests.

In a statement, Twitter said, “It is actively exploring legal options under the Indian law”.

Hours later, the government put out a post on Koo, an Indian microblogging site positioned as an Indian alternative to Twitter, calling Twitter's response ‘unusual’.

CNBC-TV18 also learnt from sources that the IT minister has refused to meet with Twitter executives. However, the secretary at the ministry of electronics and IT will meet them instead.

To discuss where the tussle is headed from here, Ashmit Kumar spoke to Supreme Court Advocate NS Nappinai, Cyber Law Expert Pavan Duggal, and Senior Advocate at Supreme Court Sajan Poovayya.

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(Edited by : Bivekananda Biswas)