Twitter is trending once again on well, you guessed it, Twitter. This time, it is not because it was the only platform working when others suddenly stopped or that they introduced a new feature but for something completely different. The hashtag to be exact was #BiasedTwitter.
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The Twitter community in Pakistan stands offended today since the moment they found out that a few Twitter accounts were suspended. The rage overflowed as Pakistanis voiced their concern over being treated unfairly. They said that the platform was exercising a non-democratic rule where they were suspending even verified accounts without proper procedure. The claims were that their only crime was to be speaking for Pakistan.
Have a look at some of the numerous tweets that dropped within a matter of minutes.
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Twitter suppresses our right to freedom of opinion by suspending the account of Pakistanis and after giving verified status to our siblings by Twtr
we will also raise voice against suspension of the account & termination of their verified status without any reason
#BiasedTwitter pic.twitter.com/gzi3sYS53z— rAnA iحsAn🇵🇰💙 (@Rana241_7) December 14, 2021
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We hope frequent complaints by Pakistani accounts will be entertained & they will be allowed to express their opinion without any fear. pic.twitter.com/B3Nb5Vgill— Tariq Javed Yousafzai (@TariqYous1) December 14, 2021
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That problem of treating different region's people differently is getting worst.
Never seen this lady @alwaystalat shared anything below the belt or below her standard so her suspension is strange & unfair.
@TwitterSupport @humanrights1st @GeorgeSalama— دانش چوہدری (@ChD4nish) December 14, 2021
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Twitter must be rehabilitate suspended Pakistani accounts. pic.twitter.com/HkMnjW56K6— Nadia Tahir🇵🇰 (@Kemiyagr) December 14, 2021
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After varifying such good accounts , what is the reason to take it back ?@amalqa_Don't be biased at such level & treat all equally including Pakistani users.
If varification badge is allocated after having all requirements fulfilled , It is unfair to remove it.— دانش چوہدری (@ChD4nish) December 14, 2021
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Tracing where it started
We, of course, wanted to find out where it all started so we explored the hashtag for a little while. The matter was for sure between India and Pakistan as the Pakistani netizens referred to Indians occupying top spots in major tech companies. Not that we were lucky on pinpointing the origins, but the picture did indeed become clear. As it turns out, once again, some Pakistanis had spoken for Kashmir through their Twitter handle.
Twitter apparently suspended these users’ accounts.
This speaks volumes of the bias in Twitter’s policies. It was a similar matter when the humans were speaking against Israel for their atrocities in Palestine. And now, Pakistani Twitter uses are getting suspended for raising their voice at the atrocities Kashmiris in the India Occupied area have to face. While we hope that solutions are enforced in such conflict-hit zones, we also hope that digital media remains free. Moreover, the people in the high seats controlling these platforms would stop controlling people’s narratives.
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