NEW DELHI: Large social media companies like Google, facebook and whatsapp have shared details with the IT Ministry as per requirement of the new wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital rules, but twitter is still not following the norms, government sources said. twitter is yet to share details of their Chief Compliance  Officer for the India market. After a strong response from the government on Thursday, twitter sent a communication sharing details of a lawyer working in a law firm in india as their Nodal Contact Person and Grievance Officer.


Under the new wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital rules, social media companies like facebook, whatsapp and twitter have been asked to identify within 36 hours the originator of a flagged message as well as conduct additional due diligence, including the appointment of a Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Contact Person and resident Grievance Officer. twitter had marked several tweets by ruling bjp leaders on an alleged strategy document of Opposition to target the government over COVID as containing 'manipulated media', which prompted the police to visit its offices late on Monday.


Twitter said it was committed to india as a vital market, but criticized the new IT rules and regulations that it said "inhibit free, open public conversation." The government slammed Twitter's remarks on alleged intimidation and threat to free speech and in a strongly-worded counter. The Centre has said the new rules are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of platforms, and offer users a robust forum for grievance redressal. Non-compliance with rules would result in these platforms losing their intermediary status that provides them immunity from liabilities over any third-party data hosted by them.

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Mamatha Reddy.

29/05/2021 07:30 AM