Modi Govt Gives the last notice to Twitter

 

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India has sent a final notice to Twitter for non-compliance with the new rules under the IT Act.

Earlier on May 26 and 28, the government had sent notices to Twitter on the same issue. Replies to these notices were also given by Twitter, which the ministry has not found satisfactory.

The notice, sent on June 5, reads, "The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is disappointed that in your reply to the Ministry on 28 May and 2 June, you have neither given the clarification sought by the Ministry and Nor has it shown any commitment to follow the rules."

"It is clear from your reply that Twitter has not yet provided any information about the mandatory Chief Compliance Officer based on the new rules. Also, the Resident Grievance Officer and Nodal Contact Person nominated by you are not employees of Twitter in India. The Twitter office address you have given is also that of an Indian law firm. This is also against the rules."

What's in the notice?

The notice read, "The new rules applicable to important social media organizations have come into effect from May 26, 2021 and a week has passed since they came into force, but Twitter has refused to comply with these rules. Twitter will have to face the consequences for not following the rules."

 

"According to the notice, if Twitter does not comply with these rules, the exemption given to it by virtue of section 79 of the IT Act for being an intermediate platform will be forfeited. This has also been clearly mentioned in Rule 7 "

 

In this notice, India has also mentioned the history of Twitter's operation.

 

It read, "Non-adherence to these rules shows that Twitter is not serious about providing a safe environment for Indians on its platform. India, the world's largest democracy, was one of the first countries, apart from the US, where Twitter Opportunities were given in an encouraging manner."

 “After operating in India for more than a decade, it is hard to believe that Twitter is refusing to create a mechanism that will allow Indians on this platform to solve their problems in a transparent manner and honestly, within the stipulated time. . Far from playing an active role in creating such a mechanism, Twitter is refusing to implement such provisions in the law, despite the fact that there are such provisions in the law.

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