Govt sends 'final notice' to Twitter for compliance with new IT rules

Govt says they want the grievance officer, nodal officer and compliance officer to be resident in India, and on Twitter payroll

The Indian government has issued a final notice to social media giant Twitter for complying with the new IT rules for digital media intermediaries. 
 

Rakesh Maheshwari, group coordinator for cyber law at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in a letter to Twitter’s deputy general counsel Jim Baker, noted that despite repeated letters from the ministry, Twitter had failed to provide adequate clarifications. 

Government of India gives final notice to Twitter for compliance with new IT rules. pic.twitter.com/98S0Pq8g2U

— ANI (@ANI) June 5, 2021

“Till date, Twitter has not informed about the details