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By ANI | Updated: 27 April 2023 14:23 IST

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Twitter said it took enforcement action on 5,096,272 s during the period

Highlights

1,618,855 s were suspended for violating the rules
It received about 53,000 legal requests to remove content from government
The contents that were removed or s suspended relate to abuse

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India was among the top requesting countries to remove content from Twitter last year, the popular microblogging platform said in a blog post. On Tuesday, Twitter shared data on its health and safety efforts and said it received approximately 53,000 legal requests to remove content from governments across the globe from January 1 to June 30, 2022.

The top five requesting countries seeking information were India, the US, , Japan, and .

"Twitter continues to take action on content that violates our Rules and protects s' rights in response to government legal requests," the blog read.

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During the January-June 2022 period, Twitter required s to remove 6,586,109 pieces of content that violated its norms, an increase of 29 percent from the second half of 2021.

Twitter said it took enforcement action on 5,096,272 s during the period, a 20 percent increase and 1,618,855 s were suspended for violating the rules, which is an increase of 28 percent.

The contents that were removed or s suspended relate to abuse/harassment, child sexual exploitation, hacked materials, hateful conduct, impersonation, non-consensual nudity, perpetrators of violent attacks, private information, promoting suicide or self harm, sensitive media, terrorism/violent extremism, and violence.

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"We intend to share more about our path forward for transparency reporting later this year," according to the blog post.

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