Twitter co-founder claims Indian govt threatened to ‘shut down Twitter’, ‘Outright lie

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[{"selector":"#anim-d3ff3d06-4227-4749-b19f-b1e02c2a31f4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-546379d5-633f-4601-808c-fb8ea909d85a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Modi’s government says it always acts in interest of user safety