New Delhi: It seems like the war between Twitter and the government of India is far from over. According to news agency ANI quoting government sources, all big social media firms except Twitter have shared details required under India’s new IT Rules. “Significant social media intermediaries like Koo, Sharechat, Telegram, LinkedIn, Google, Facebook, WhatsApp etc. have shared details with the Ministry as per the requirement of the new IT Rules,” sources said.
The micro-blogging site Twitter, on Thursday night, informed the Centre that it has appointed a nodal officer who will double up as the grievance officer, as mandated by the new IT rules. However, according to the reports, the Modi government has not deemed Twitter’s action as complete compliance.
“Twitter Still Not Following the Rules – After a firm response from the Government yesterday, Twitter sent a communication late last night, sharing details of a lawyer working in a law firm in India as their Nodal Contact Person and Grievance Officer,” news agency ANI reported quoting sources.
“The new IT rules require that these designated officers of the significant social media companies must be the employees of the company and residents in India. Twitter has not yet sent the details of the Chief Compliance Officer to the Ministry,” report added.
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) on Wednesday enforced the new rules making it a must for social media platforms to appoint a compliance officer in India, set up a grievance response mechanism and take down content within 36 hours of a legal order.
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