India - Social media: Indian Government thightens grip on Social Media

The Indian government will create a three-person grievance redressal committee to veto moderation decisions made by social media platforms, according to legal changes adopted on Friday. The panel, which will be set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), will effectively have the final say on social media content.

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USA: Trump knew Jan. 6 rallygoers had weapons but said they were 'not here to hurt me,' key aide testifies

Donald Trump gestures as he speaks to his supporters Jan. 6, 2021. A former White House aide testified Tuesday that Trump knew the rallygoers had weapons, but since they were not going to hurt him, he said, they should be allowed to march to Capitol Hill. (Jim Borgi/Reuters)

Former U.S. president Donald Trump dismissed the presence of armed protesters headed to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and even endorsed their calls to "hang Mike Pence," a key former White House aide told House investigators Tuesday, describing chaotic scenes inside and outside the executive mansion as Trump argued to accompany his supporters.

Trump was informed that some of the protesters in the crowd outside the White House had weapons, but he told officials to "let my people in" and march to the Capitol, testified Cassidy Hutchinson, who was a special assistant to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.

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