“We are concerned about recent incidents involving our employees in India and the potential threat to the freedom of expression of the people we serve,” Twitter said.
The ministry has asked social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and WhatsApp to immediately submit reports on the status of compliance with the new digital rules.
New Delhi: Twitter has asked the IT ministry to give the IT ministry at least three months to implement the new guidelines after it went to court against the Indian government over the new IT rules for the WhatsApp social media platform. Police raided Twitter offices in Delhi and Gurugram earlier this week in connection with the alleged Congress toolkit controversy.
Stressing that the company would try to comply with applicable laws in India, a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement: “We are currently concerned about recent incidents involving our employees and the potential threat to the freedom of expression of the people we serve.
The government has
asked social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and WhatsApp to immediately submit status reports on compliance with the new digital rules. The new rules have been in effect since Wednesday. These companies did not respond to inquiries about the matter via e-mail.
WhatsApp runs in Delhi High Court
WhatsApp has challenged the government’s new digital rules in the Delhi High Court. WhatsApp says it will infringe on people’s privacy. Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that whatever measures India suggests will not affect the normal functioning of WhatsApp. Also, it will have no effect on the average user.
What are the new rules?
The new rules were announced on February 25. The new rules will require additional measures on major social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp (which have more than 50 million users in the country). This includes appointment of Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Officer and Complaints Officer based in India. Things include.
If these social media companies do not follow the rules, their mediation status is likely to go down. This condition exempts and protects them from liability for any third-party information and data they ‘host’. In other words, the complaint can be processed after this status expires.
