Aim to protect individuals from harm: Twitter on Rahul Gandhi's account being temporarily locked

Twitter, in a statement, said that the social media platform locks an account if a tweet "violates" or poses "safety and security threat" to any individual. This comes days after Congress claimed Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account was "temporarily locked".

Days after Congress claimed Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account was "temporarily locked", Twitter stated that the social media platform locks an account if a tweet "violates" or poses "safety and security threat" to any individual. The development comes after Rahul Gandhi posted a picture with the family of a nine-year-old Dalit rape victim.In a statement, Twitter said the action was taken as per the information shared by the National Commission of Women (NCW) according to the guidelines under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.