Twitter geotag showing Leh in China (2020)
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Twitter's location tag showed a live broadcast from Leh as being in "Jammu and Kashmir, People's Republic of China". MeitY warned the company that any attempt to disrespect India's sovereignty and territorial integrity was unacceptable.
| Country or organisation | Twitter (now X) |
|---|---|
| What the map shows | Twitter's location geotag placed Leh, the headquarters of the UT of Ladakh, in China. After a first fix, it showed Leh as part of Jammu & Kashmir instead of Ladakh. |
| When | 18–19 October 2020; second notice 9 November 2020 |
| India's response | The MeitY Secretary wrote to Twitter's CEO expressing strong disapproval. He reminded Twitter that Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir are integral and inalienable parts of India. Parliament's Joint Committee on the Data Protection Bill questioned Twitter, which apologised in writing. MeitY sent a second notice on 9 November 2020 over showing Leh in J&K. |
| Status | Partly corrected |