Twitter Claims ‘Technical’ Error of Tagging J&K in China Resolved, But Issue is Persistent

Twitter India has claimed to have resolved a controversial issue pertaining to the geographical location tag on a live video posted by national security analyst, Nitin Gokhale. Yesterday, a live video of Leh’s Hall of Fame memorial in India’s Ladakh Union Territory, posted on Twitter by Gokhale, was erroneously tagged as being located in Jammu and Kashmir, which in turn was marked as being part of China. As controversy erupted on the matter, a Twitter India spokesperson has confirmed to News18 that the tag occurred as a result of a “technical issue”, which has reportedly been resolved now.

The spokesperson for Twitter India told News18 on the matter, “We became aware of this technical issue on Sunday, and understand and respect the sensitivities around it. The teams have worked swiftly to investigate and resolve the concerned geotag issue.”