<p>Microblogging platform Twitter has embroiled in yet another controversy after its website displayed a wrong map of India, showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as a separate country.</p>.<p>After facing severe backlash from netizens, Twitter has removed the wrong map of India from its website on Monday night.</p>.<p>The global map which earlier appeared on the careers webpage of the website under the section ‘Tweep Life' was removed completely from the webpage.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, the misrepresentation caused an uproar online with netizens seeking strict action aganist micro-blogging website. Even officials of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said they are planning to issue notice to the company seeking an explanation.</p>.<p>This is the second time Twitter has misrepresented India's map. <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/national/twitter-shows-jammu-and-kashmir-leh-as-part-of-china-irate-users-lambast-platform-904005.html" target="_blank">Earlier it had shown Leh as part of China</a>.</p>.<p>In October last year, the government had served Twitter with a notice over the geotag for Leh showing it as a part of China. After a strong warning from the government, Twitter apologised and corrected the map.</p>.<p>The current map fiasco comes at a time when the company is engaged in an escalating battle with the government over the new social media and intermediary guidelines.</p>
<p>Microblogging platform Twitter has embroiled in yet another controversy after its website displayed a wrong map of India, showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as a separate country.</p>.<p>After facing severe backlash from netizens, Twitter has removed the wrong map of India from its website on Monday night.</p>.<p>The global map which earlier appeared on the careers webpage of the website under the section ‘Tweep Life' was removed completely from the webpage.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, the misrepresentation caused an uproar online with netizens seeking strict action aganist micro-blogging website. Even officials of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said they are planning to issue notice to the company seeking an explanation.</p>.<p>This is the second time Twitter has misrepresented India's map. <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/national/twitter-shows-jammu-and-kashmir-leh-as-part-of-china-irate-users-lambast-platform-904005.html" target="_blank">Earlier it had shown Leh as part of China</a>.</p>.<p>In October last year, the government had served Twitter with a notice over the geotag for Leh showing it as a part of China. After a strong warning from the government, Twitter apologised and corrected the map.</p>.<p>The current map fiasco comes at a time when the company is engaged in an escalating battle with the government over the new social media and intermediary guidelines.</p>
