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COVID-19: India Tells Social Media Firms To Remove ‘India Variant’ From Content India’s government has instructed social media companies to remove any content that refers to the “Indian variant” of Covid-19. The IT ministry said the World Health Organization (WHO) listed the variant as B.1.617 and any reference to “Indian” was false. Geographical terms have been used to describe a number of other variants, including the UK and Brazil. India’s government has faced criticism over its handling of COVID-19. It also drew anger last month after it ordered Twitter to remove posts critical of some of its actions during the…