Amid row with Twitter, Prasad says social media firms must abide by our law

In Rajya Sabha, minister says Twitter's double standards will not work

Social media platforms are free to do business in India, but must respect the law of the land, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. 

His comments come a day after two of Twitter’s global executives held a virtual meeting with the MeitY secretary and other officials regarding the standoff between the two sides on content takedown requests. 

“We flagged Twitter...why is it that (on) Washington Capitol Hill when ransacking occurs and the police has to take action, these microblogging companies stand with them, but when an attack happens on the Red