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Twitter lies about appointment of Grievance Officer: What Delhi Court said while taking Twitter to task as they asked for ‘more time’

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The Delhi HC is hearing a plea seeking directions to Twitter to appoint a Grievance Officer as mandated under IT Rules 2021
News Reports

Twitter is yet to fully comply with IT Rules 2021 despite three months granted for the same, GOI tells Delhi HC

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On June 5, GOI issued a final notice to Twitter for compliance with the new IT Rules 2021, still latter has not complied with the new rules
News Reports

“IT rules framed to address abuse of social media platforms”: Permanent Mission of India to UN responds to Human Rights Council’s concerns

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Permanent Mission of India made it clear that the right to freedom of speech is guaranteed under Indian Constitution.
Government and Policy

Government of India issues final notice to Twitter for compliance with the new Information Technology Rules

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Despite repeated reminders, Twitter has refused to appoint Chief Compliance Officer as required under new IT Rules
Social Media

Twitter only significant social media platform yet to follow intermediary rules, others have complied, ministry sources say: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Ministry sources have informed that Twitter is the only significant social media platform that is yet to abide by Indian laws.
Opinions

While WhatsApp alleges ‘privacy violation’ against new IT rules, here is why they are important to catch criminals behind serious crimes

Raju Das -
Messaging apps like WhatsApp needed to reveal origin of only those messages related to serious crimes with 5 years of jail term
News Reports

Right to privacy is a fundamental right, the new policy will not affect it or individuals: Govt reassures after WhatsApp moves court against new...

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Govt said that social media intermediaries like WhatsApp need to reveal source of messages only in case of serious crimes
Social Media

Govt slams Twitter after platform tags Congress toolkit tweet as ‘manipulative media’, says effort to influence investigation

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GoI has slammed Twitter for adding a 'manipulated media' tag to tweets that shared images from the Congress toolkit.
News Reports

Govt of India calls out Wall Street Journal’s mischievous attempt to portray that govt censored hashtags on social media

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Facebook had accidently blocked a hashtag which was later reinstated. Wall Street Journal blamed GoI censorship for the block
News Reports

Govt asks Twitter to restrict accounts spreading fake news on Covid-19, not due to ‘criticism of handling’ coronavirus crisis

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Social media has been filled with multiple fake news which do nothing but fan panic amid the second wave of coronavirus.
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