Google, FB, WhatsApp share details with IT Min; Twitter still hasn`t
Google, Facebook and WhatsApp have shared details
with the IT ministry as per requirements under the digital rules but Twitter is
still not following the new norms, government sources said on Friday.
The sources said Twitter has not
sent details of Chief Compliance Officer to the ministry and only shared
details of a lawyer working in a law firm in India as their Nodal Contact
Person and Grievance Officer.
This has been done when the rules require such
designated officers of the significant social media platforms to be the
employees of the company and resident in India, they pointed out.
According to the sources, most of the large social
media platforms have shared details of Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Contact
Person, Grievance Officer with the IT Ministry as required under the new rules.
The sources said that significant social media
intermediaries, including Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Koo,
Sharechat, Telegram and LinkedIn, have shared details with the ministry as per
the requirements of the new rules.
Twitter is still not following the rules, the
sources said.
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.
On Thursday, the row over Twitter`s handling of
certain messages escalated into an all-out war of words with the government
saying the messaging platform was levelling baseless and false allegations to
defame India and dictating terms to the world`s largest democracy.
It started with Twitter calling the visit by Delhi
Police to its offices a form of "intimidation" -- a statement which
met with vociferous protests from both the government and the Delhi Police.
While the government called it "totally baseless, false and an attempt to
defame India", Delhi Police said the statement was "mendacious"
and designed to impede a lawful inquiry.
Under the new 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.
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