New Delhi: The deadline to comply with the new legal rules meant for big social media platforms, which were issued by the government three months ago, is ending on tuesday, threatening the operations of the likes of twitter in India. According to IANS reports, quoting official sources, social media platforms such as twitter, facebook and others, which were required to abide by the rules notified in the gazette of india on february 25 under Intermediary Guidelines and wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital media Ethics Code Rules, 2021, have failed to comply on many accounts till date. The government's rules will come into effect from May 26.
Except one indian social media company, Koo, sources said none of the top social media intermediaries have appointed a resident grievance officer, a chief compliance officer and a nodal contact person yet. Sources said the failure of social media companies to make these appointments in three months has not gone down well with the government. “If social media companies do not obey the rules, they may lose their status and protections as intermediaries and may become liable for criminal action as per the existing laws of india," sources told IANS.
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