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IT Ministry may issue FAQs on new social media rules in 1-2 weeks

The IT Ministry is likely to issue FAQs pertaining to the new intermediary rules in the next 1-2 weeks, a source said. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) would touch upon various aspects of the new rules, including the measures, how the norms would benefit users of social media platforms, and any other clarification that stakeholders may have. The FAQs are currently being worked on and are likely to be issued in 1-2 weeks, the source in the IT Ministry said, adding that the set of FAQs would address 10-20 questions. The new IT rules for social media companies, which came into effect last month, mandate large platforms like Facebook and Twitter to undertake greater due diligence and make these digital platforms more accountable and responsible for the content hosted by them. Under the rules, significant social media intermediaries -- those with over 50 lakh users -- are required to appoint a grievance officer, a nodal officer and a chief compliance officer. These personnel have t

No video call, UP Police summon Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari

The UP police have also asked Twitter India's Grievance Officer Dharmendra Chatur to report to them on the same day

Twitter withholds 50 tweets related to Uttar Pradesh assault case: Report

Twitter has "withheld" 50 tweets related to a communally sensitive video clip of an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on the microblogging platform, according to sources

Notice over UP incident: Twitter says available for questioning via video

A legal notice was sent to the Managing Director of Twitter India Manish Maheshwari regarding the viral video of the assault on an elderly man in Loni

Govt to come up with a SOP on new IT rules as industry awaits clarity

The industry has been awaiting the SOPs on the new IT Rules, 2021 because they require more clarity on certain matters

Best of BS Opinion: 30 years after 1991, NDA's Bermuda Triangle & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Decoded: At loggerheads with govt over IT rules, Twitter's options and fate

Non-compliance may lead to the loss of protection under the safe harbour provisions accorded by Section 79 of the Information Technology Act

Rule of land supreme, not your policy: Parliamentary panel tells Twitter

Members of parliamentary panel on information technology ask Twitter why it should not be fined for 'violating' rule of land, say sources

Ghaziabad Police summons Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari over video

Twitter was named because it did not prevent a video from going viral on the platform, mews agencies reported

UN Special Rapporteurs write to govt against IT Rules, ask for review

They say the IT Rules seem to be at variance with international law and standards on privacy rights and freedom of opinion and expression, to which India is a signatory

Who will blink first?

The BJP is upset because Twitter flagged a specific post by a BJP spokesperson as "Manipulated media".

Twitter India representatives depose before parliamentary panel

This comes amid a tussle between the Union government and Twitter over the new IT rules

Showdown over new IT rules: All you need to know about Twitter vs Govt feud

Twitter seems to be in serious trouble after it lost its status as an intermediary platform for not complying with India’s new IT rules. The Centre said Twitter has 'deliberately' chosen the path of non-compliance despite being granted multiple opportunities. Watch the video to understand - how the spat between the govt and the social media platform turned ugly.

UP assault case: Notice sent to Twitter India MD, asked to join probe

The Ghaziabad Police has sent a notice to the Twitter India Managing Director, asking him to join a probe in the case involving an assault on a Muslim man here, officials said Friday

UP Police sends legal notice to Twitter India MD over Loni incident

The MD has been asked to record his statement after the microblogging site "let the anti-social messages go viral".

Twitter row: Cong says PM Modi wants to suppress voice of 140 crore Indians

The Congress on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to suppress the voice of 140 crore Indians and does not want them to say anything against him and his government. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the action against Twitter and other social media platforms is only aimed at suppressing the freedom of their speech and expression. He said this in the context of the government initiating action against Twitter. The government has asked Twitter to comply with intermediary guidelines and said it has lost its "safe harbour" protection in India over non-compliance with IT rules and failure to appoint key personnel mandated under the new guidelines. IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said Twitter failed to comply with intermediary guidelines and has "deliberately" chosen the path of non-compliance despite being granted multiple opportunities. Surjewala said Twitter does not write anything of its own, it is the people of the country who write agains

Behind Twitter's 'non-compliance' with new IT rules: Covid-19 pandemic

Twitter said it had appointed a nodal contact person and a resident grievance officer as required under the rules

Mamata Banerjee condemns Centre's efforts to 'control' Twitter

The Centre, having failed to influence the microblogging platform, is now trying to bulldoze it: Banerjee

Toolkit case: Delhi cops quizzed Twitter India MD in Bengaluru on May 31

The row over the purported toolkit' escalated after the Delhi Police's Special Cell visited two Twitter India offices on May 24 and served a notice

Delhi Police receives complaint against Swara Bhaskar, Twitter India MD

Delhi Police has received a complaint against Swara Bhaskar, Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari and others in connection with social media posts about an attack on an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad