Twitter Loses Immunity Over 3f1u1n Generated Content in India as It Fails to Comply With New IT Rules

The IT Ministry told the Delhi High Court that Twitter's non-compliance amounted to a breach of the provisions of the IT Act. 56a6x

By Reuters | Updated: 6 July 2021 12:23 IST

Twitter Loses Immunity Over -Generated Content in India as It Fails to Comply With New IT Rules

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Highlights

The filing came in a case filed by a Twitter
Twitter has previously said it was making all efforts to comply
Ravi Shankar Prasad has slammed Twitter for deliberately defying the law

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Twitter no more enjoys liability protection against -generated content in India as the US microblogging giant has failed to comply with new IT rules, the Indian government said in a court filing.

The statement is the first time Prime Minister Twitter has lost its immunity after repeatedly criticising the company for non-compliance.

The dispute and the public spat has raised concern that American firms will find it difficult to do business amid a more stringent regulatory environment.

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India's IT ministry told the High Court in New Delhi that Twitter's non-compliance amounted to a breach of the provisions of the IT Act, causing the US firm to lose its immunity, according to the filing dated July 5.

The filing came in a case filed by a Twitter who wanted to complain about some allegedly defamatory tweets on the platform, and said the company was not complying with the new law that requires appointment of certain new executives.

Twitter declined to comment. The company has previously said it was making all efforts to comply.

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India's new IT rules which became effective end-May are aimed at regulating content on social media firms and making them more able to legal requests for swift removal of posts and sharing details on the originators of messages.

Technology minister slammed Twitter for deliberately defying the law and said all social media firms must abide by the new rules.

In recent weeks, as acrimony grew between New Delhi and Twitter, Indian police have filed at least five cases against the company or its officials, including some related to controversial map of India on its career page.

Police in two Indian states Manish Maheshwari in complaints. Separately, the state of Uttar Pradesh has challenged in the Supreme Court a bar on police action against Maheshwari, after a lower court protected him against arrest over an accusation that the platform was used to spread hate.

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