The prescription of a content code for streaming sites and news portals is legally dubious. GoI has no authority granted to it by Parliament to enact such a code. The IT Act grants the authority only to make regulations with respect to intermediaries, which by definition host user content like Facebook or YouTube.
New Delhi, May 28
After days of faceoff with the government over the new and stringent Information Technology intermediary rules, seven social media giants on
Friday complied with major provisions of the regulations that require the platforms to create India-based redressal mechanisms.
Top government sources said Facebook, WhatsApp, Sharechat, LinkedIn, Koo, Telegram and Google on Friday complied with the new rules and shared with the Ministry of Information Technology details of their chief compliance officer, nodal contact person, and grievance officer to address local complaints regarding unlawful messages.
Sources said Twitter had not complied yet.
“Most of the major social media intermediaries have shared the details of their chief compliance officer, nodal contact person and grievance officer with the Ministry of Electronics and IT, as required by the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Significant social media i
Updated: May 28, 2021 11:11 PM IST
Most of the big social media companies including Facebook, WhatsApp, Google, Telegram, among others have finally complied with the new IT rules that came into effect earlier this week. It is just Twitter that is yet to comply with the new regulations, the government sources said. The government of India has already sent out a letter to the microblogging site warning to comply with the new social laws. Also Read - Google Pixel 6, 6 Pro to get a gimbal mode, improved video performance and more
New IT rules came into effect on May 26. The Indian government, earlier this year in February, directed all major social media platforms operating in the country to comply with the new social rules. Unfortunately, even after the new IT rules came into effect tech companies like Facebook, Twitter, Google, WhatsApp and others failed to comply with the rules. Also Read - Alert! WhatsApp fake mess