After Twitter lost its status as an middleman platform in India, it said that it will maintain to make every attempt to comply with the government's new IT rules
2. After Twitter lost its reputation as an
intermediary platform in India, the
microblogging platform on Wednesday
stated that it will preserve to make each
attempt to conform with the authorities's
new IT guidelines.
The Twitter spokesperson said that
they're retaining the Ministry of
Electronics and facts generation
appraised at every step of the manner
and the intervening time leader
Compliance Officer has been retained
and details can be shared with Ministry
immediately soon.
"we are maintaining Ministry of
Electronics and facts era (MeitY)
apprised of development at each step of
the process. The meantime chief
3. Compliance Officer has been retained
and info could be shared with Ministry
immediately quickly. Twitter maintains to
make every effort to conform with new
tips" stated the Twitter spokesperson.
earlier these days, government
resources had stated that Twitter has
lost its status as an intermediary
platform in India as it does now not
follow new IT rules.
Now, in preference to being considered
just a platform hosting content from
numerous customers, Twitter could be
held immediately editorially answerable
for posts published on its platform.
The implication of this improvement is if
there is any fee against Twitter for
alleged illegal content it would be dealt
4. with as a publisher - not an middleman -
and be chargeable for punishment
under any regulation, such as IT Act, as
also the penal legal guidelines of the
united states, resources said.
sources similarly said that Twitter is the
best social media platform among the
mainstream that has no longer adhered
to the brand new laws.
earlier on June nine, Twitter had written
to the government that it's far making
each attempt to comply with new
suggestions concerning social media
organizations and has appointed a
nodal contractual character (NCP) and
Resident grievance Officer (RGO) on a
contractual foundation and was in
superior tiers of "finalising the
appointment to the function of chief
5. compliance officer," resources said.
Union Ministry of Electronics and facts
technology (MeitY) had on June five
stated that it had given Twitter one
ultimate word to comply with the new
guidelines concerning social media
companies.
The ministry stated in the letter that the
new middleman guideline guidelines
have become effective from may
additionally 26.
"The provisions for massive social
media intermediaries underneath the
guidelines have already come into force
on might also 26 2021 and it has been
more than per week however Twitter
has refused to conform with the
provisions of those policies. useless to
6. state, such non-compliance will lead to
unintentional effects which includes
Twitter dropping exemption from liability
as middleman to be had below phase
seventy nine of the information era (IT)
Act, 2000. This has virtually been
provided beneath rule 7 of the aforesaid
policies," it stated.
