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The ministry of external affairs says the faux pas by Twitter will be taken up with the microblogging website
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New Delhi: Creating a flutter among users, microblogging platform Twitter on Thursday made a faux pas in its location-tagging service that showed Jammu as part of Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir as being in China.
When contacted, a Twitter spokesperson did not give any immediate comment. However, people in the company with knowledge of the matter said the problem has been identified and it would be resolved soon.
While posting a new tweet, Twitter gives an option users to tag their location. On Thursday, the feature was found to be showing Jammu as being part of Pakistan. Besides, a user seeking to tag Jammu and Kashmir as a location was being shown the option of this place being in People’s Republic of China.
A number of users criticized Twitter for the goof-up, with some terming it being biased against India.
The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the goof-up by Twitter will be taken up with the microblogging website. “I am sure this will be taken up," MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup told reporters.
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