IS FACEBOOK, TWITTER BAN IN INDIA
The deadline to comply the new legal rules meant for big social media platforms, which were issued by the government three months ago, is ending on Tuesday, threatening the operations of the likes of Twitter in India.
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According to top official sources, Social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and others, which were required to abide by the rules notified in the gazette of India on February 25 under Intermediary Guidelines and digital media Ethics Codes Rules, 2021, have failed to comply on many accounts till date.
The government's rules will comes into effect from May 26.
"If social media companies do not obey the rules, they may lose their status and protections as intermediaries and may becomes liable for criminal action as per the existing laws of India," top official sources said.
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Except for one Indian social media company, sources said that none of the top social media intermediaries has appointed a resident grievance officer, a chief compliance officer and a nodal contact person yet.
Last week, already complied with the requirements of the new rules and its Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and community Guidelines now reflect the changes. Koo has close to 6 million users, making it a major social media intermediary under the new guidelines..
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Sources said the failure of social media companies to make these appointment in three months has not gone down well with the government.
With arbitrary suspensions of accounts and inaction over abuses and bigotry on social media platforms, users in India have been persistently complaining against tech giants like Twitter, Facebook and others.
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