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Twitter Feels The Heat Of Not Following New IT Rules, Loses Status As Intermediary Platform
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Microblogging platform Twitter has lost its status as an intermediary platform in India as it does not comply with new IT rules, informed government sources.
In a ANI report , Sources further said that Twitter is the only social media platform among the mainstream that has not adhered to the new laws.
Earlier on June 9, Twitter had written to the government that it is making every effort to comply with new guidelines concerning social media companies and has appointed a nodal contractual person and Resident Grievance Officer on a contractual basis and was in advanced stages of “finalising the appointment to the role of chief compliance officer,” sources said.
Union ministry of electronics and information technology had on June 5 said that it had given Twitter one last notice to comply with the new rules concerning social media companies.
The ministry said in the letter that the New Intermediary Guideline Rules have become effective from May 26.
