WhatsApp-India case: They have clear double standards , TV Mohandas Pai says
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Last Updated: May 26, 2021, 02:40 PM IST
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The Government of India and the country s laws should define and protect privacy of citizens and not social media platforms, TV Mohandas Pai says after WhatsApp sued the government over implementation of India s new digital rules.
PTI This will go to Supreme Court , TV Mohandas Pai says after WhatsApp filed a case against the Indian government over the country s new digital rules.
Bengaluru: The Government of India and the country s laws should define and protect privacy of citizens, IT industry veteran TV Mohandas Pai said on Wednesday, as he accused large social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, of double standards .
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel Facebook's messaging app to break privacy protections, sources said.
: Thursday, May 27, 2021, 2:30 AM IST
FPJ Edit: WhatsApp gets it right, by obeying the law of the land even as it fights the new rules
With the deadline running out on Wednesday for social media companies to comply with the governmentâs new set of rules for social media intermediaries, the relationship between the Centre and global technology giants like Google, Twitter and Facebook (which also owns and operates popular social media and messaging apps like Instagram and WhatsApp) has entered a new and uncertain phase. While some like Google have already said they will comply with the new rules â although they have protested these as being restrictive of free speech, others like Facebook have said they intend to comply but will continue to discuss with the government over points of difference. Meanwhile, Facebook-owned WhatsApp, which has more than 40 crore users in India, has reportedly approached the Delhi High Court, challenging the constitutionality of the new rules.