Twitter Tells Delhi High Court That It Has Complied With Information Technology And Has Already Appointed Resident Grievance Officer On May 28

After all the protests, the microblogging site Twitter has agreed to many new guidelines on the social media of the Government of India. Twitter told the Delhi High Court that it has complied with the Information Technology (Intermediate Guidelines and Digital Media Code of Conduct) Rules, 2021 and has also appointed a Grievance Officer on May 28 itself, although Twitter has named the Grievance Officer. No information has been given about this yet.

The court said that if the new Information Technology (IT) rules related to digital media are not banned, then Twitter will have to comply with them. Along with this remark, Justice Rekha Palli has issued notice to the Center and social media platform Twitter on the plea of ​​advocate Amit Acharya, directing them to present their case.

Amit Acharya has claimed in his petition that Twitter has not followed the rules. Twitter, on the other hand, claimed before the court that it had complied with the rules and appointed a grievance redressal officer, but the central government denied the claim. “If these (rules) are not stayed, they will have to abide by it,” the court said.

Acharya, in the petition filed through advocates Akash Bajpai and Manish Kumar, said that when he tried to file a complaint regarding some tweets, he came to know about the alleged non-compliance of government rules.

Delhi High Court issues notice to Twitter Inc on a petition against it for alleged non-compliance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 pic.twitter.com/0Du92VbUM0

— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2021

A Twitter spokesperson has said, ‘Twitter endeavors to comply with applicable laws in India. We are committed to the principles of transparency, a commitment to empower every voice and to protect freedom of expression and privacy under Indian law.

Twitter strives to comply with applicable laws in India. We continue to be strictly guided by principles of transparency, a commitment to empowering every voice on the service, and protecting freedom of expression and privacy under the Indian law: Twitter Spokesperson

— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2021

Twitter Inc tells Delhi High Court that it has complied with Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 and has already appointed Resident Grievance Officer on May 28

— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2021

Earlier, WhatsApp was also not ready to implement the new guideline, but according to sources, it has also implemented the new guideline and submitted the information of the complaint officer to the government. Before WhatsApp, Facebook and Google said the new guideline has been implemented without any protest.