Twitter in India faces criminal charges for Kashmir map ‘treason’
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi from on (#5KNF1)
Graphic depicted Kashmir region as separate country, adding to tension between social media firm and state
Twitter is facing criminal charges in India after the site published a map that incorrectly showed the turbulent Indian region of Kashmir as a separate country.
On Monday night a report was filed to police in the state of Uttar Pradesh against Twitter's head in India, Manish Maheshwari, calling the publication of the distorted map an act of treason".
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