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Indian court dismisses Twitter plea on takedown orders
Indian court dismisses Twitter plea on takedown orders
Business and Economy
by  AFP

An Indian court on Friday fined Twitter $61,000 after dismissing its plea challenging orders to remove tweets and accounts critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. At the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2021, the government ordered Twitter and Facebook to remove dozens of posts critical of the government's handling of the outbreak.

Strike grounds flights at Geneva airport
Strike grounds flights at Geneva airport
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A strike paralysed Geneva airport on Friday, grounding flights for two days at Switzerland's second-busiest airport at the start of the busy summer travel season. A number of international flights from North America and the Middle East had been delayed in order to arrive after the initial strike was due to end, according to a tweet by the airport on Friday.