A Twitter spokesperson said in a statement that right now, ‘We are concerned about the recent incidents about our employees in India and the potential danger of freedom of expression for the people we serve.’
After WhatsApp went to court against the Indian government over the new IT rules for the social media platform, Twitter on Thursday requested the IT ministry to consider extending the company at least three months to implement the new guideline. do. The police raided Twitter offices in Delhi and Gurugram earlier this week related to the alleged Congress toolkit controversy.
Emphasizing that the company will strive to comply with the applicable law in India, the Twitter spokesperson said in a statement that right now, ‘We are looking forward to the recent events about our employees in India and the potential for freedom of expression for those Worried about the danger, which we serve.
Twitter is worrying
Twitter, in its first response after the police raids on its offices, said, “We, along with many people in civil society in India and around the world, are enforcing our global terms of service, as well as the core elements of the new IT regulations.” Are concerned about the use of bullying tactics by the police. “
On Monday, Delhi Police raided the local offices of Twitter India in the National Capital Region. Earlier, Twitter had identified a tweet by BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra as ‘manipulated media’. The spokesman said, “We will continue our constructive dialogue with the Government of India and believe that it is important to adopt a collaborative approach.” It is the collective responsibility of elected officials, industry and civil society to protect the public interest. “
Let us know that the new rules of digital media were announced on February 25, which have come into force from May 26. WhatsApp has moved the Delhi High Court against the new IT rules and has said that this will violate the privacy.
IT Ministry sent letter to social media companies
Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the government is committed to the right to privacy, but at the same time it also needs to maintain law and order and ensure national security. The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT has written a letter to the social media platforms, directing them to react as soon as possible on compliance with the new digital rules. Facebook has said that the company’s goal is to follow the provisions of the new guidelines and is working in this direction.
Twitter said in its latest statement that it was particularly concerned about making an individual (compliance officer) accountable for content on the platform, the requirements for proactive monitoring, and the need for comprehensive authorization to obtain information about our customers is. The company stated, “We urge the Ministry of Electronics and IT to publish these standard operating protocols on the procedural aspects of compliance for public consultation. We will request the ministry to consider a minimum extension of 3 months for Twitter to implement the rules. “
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