Twitter India names Vinay Prakash as its grievance officer for India

The executive will be based in Bengaluru, says company as it posts data about complaints it had received

After nearly two months and much back and forth with the Centre, Twitter India has named Vinay Prakash as its resident grievance officer. Prakash will be based in Bengaluru.

Twitter India also published its transparency report in accordance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules (or IT Rules) 2021.

The microblogging platform has been in the eye of a storm over its non-compliance with the new IT Rules in India. The Rules mandate, among other requirements, the appointment of three key personnel — chief compliance officer, nodal officer and grievance officer — by social media platforms with