While there’s no official word, government sources told ANI that it’s the only major social network that hasn’t taken necessary steps to comply with the rules: Ameet Datta, a lawyer, noted that while the government will have to get a court order to remove Twitter’s intermediary status.
— Ameet Datta ?? (@DattaAmeet) June 16, 2021 Additionally, Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF), a digital rights organization, wrote an explainer stating there’s no clear registered certification for intermediaries. Plus, only courts could decide if an entity protected under intermediary rules or not.
— Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) (@internetfreedom) June 16, 2021 These guidelines — which came into effect on May 26 — require a large social network with more than 5 million users to appoint a nodal official, a compliance officer, and a grievance officer in the country to address concerns relating to the content it hosts. [Read: Why entrepreneurship in emerging markets matters] While last month, the firm appointed an interim nodal and grievance officer, they’re not a Twitter employee as required by the rules. The company said that it has opened up job postings for all these roles and will provide details soon. In a statement, the company said that it’s informing the IT ministry of all the steps it has taken to meet compliance: Last night, cops lodged a complaint against Twitter in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh related to tweets on the assault of an elderly person in the area. If the social network loses its safe harbor protection, authorities can take action against the company for a user’s objectionable tweets.
