Twitter strives to adjust to IT guidelines, says spokesperson after Delhi HC’s snub

Micro-blogging web site Twitter on Monday knowledgeable that the microblogging firm “strives to comply” with relevant legal guidelines in India.

“Twitter strives to comply with applicable laws in India. We continue to be strictly guided by principles of transparency, a commitment to empowering every voice on the service, and protecting freedom of expression and privacy under the Indian law,” mentioned Twitter Spokesperson, in accordance with information company ANI.

The Delhi High Court at this time issued discover to Twitter after a petition was filed in opposition to it for alleged non-compliance of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

Twitter Inc instructed Delhi High Court that it has complied with the brand new IT Rules and already appointed a Resident Grievance Officer beneath Rule 4 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Ethics Code) Rules 2021 on May 28. A single-judge bench of Justice Rekha Palli requested the Centre and Twitter Inc to file a reply on the petition and listed the matter for July 6.

Earlier on Thursday, Twitter had mentioned it was involved by current occasions concerning their staff in India and the potential menace to freedom of expression.

“Concerned by recent events regarding our employees in India and potential threat to freedom of expression for people we serve. We have concerns with regards to intimidation police’s tactics in response to enforcement of global Terms of Service and core elements of the new IT Rules,” a Twitter spokesperson had mentioned.

In response to this, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) on Friday had requested the microblogging firm to “stop beating around the bush” and “comply with the laws of the land”.

In an announcement on Thursday, MeitY asserted that India had a “glorious tradition of free speech and democratic practices” and Twitter’s statements have been an ‘try to dictate its phrases to the world’s largest democracy.

On May 24, the Delhi Police visited the Twitter India places of work after it issued discover to Twitter looking for an evidence on what grounds it tagged BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra’s tweet on the alleged Congress toolkit designed to focus on the Central authorities as ‘manipulated media’.

The Delhi Police Special Cell requested Twitter to elucidate the rationale and share all the data on the way it described the toolkit as manipulated media.

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