The State vs Big Tech: Five times when tech giants and govts went head-to-head

With developments like the new intermediary guidelines deadline, the Delhi Police officials visiting Twitter’s India office, and WhatApp taking the government to court, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp are flooded with scores of posts and conversations dividing users in favour and against these platforms in India.The tussle between the world governments and social media giants doesn’t seem to come to a halt. Here are the five occasions when the governments got into a spat with the tech giants.