Twitter whistleblower's accusations spark worry in India

Social media giant describes allegations as 'a false narrative'

Over 20 million people use Twitter in India. (Source photos by Kosaku Mimura and AP)

ZAFAR AAFAQ, Contributing writer

August 30, 2022 15:27 JST

NEW DELHI -- Allegations from Twitter's former security chief that New Delhi forced the social media giant to put a government agent on its payroll have sparked fresh concerns among critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

The issue was one of a host of accusations made by Peiter "Mudge" Zatko in a complaint to U.S. government agencies, a redacted version of which was uploaded to The Washington Post's website last week.