Govt Was Planning To Ban Twitter In 8 States After Ne Exodus

September 10, 2012

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[b]New Delhi:[/b] In the wake of panic among people from North East in various parts of the country last month, the government was planning to block micro-blogging site Twitter in eight states as the content on it was thought to be one of the main reasons for triggering exodus.[/font][font=Georgia, Times,]
The Department of Electronics and IT wanted to block Twitter and asked experts how and whether it could be done, sources said.[/font][color=#262626][font=Georgia, Times,]
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The states identified for banning Twitter included Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.[/font]
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