Google, Facebook, Telegram, LinkedIn and Tiger Global-backed Indian startups ShareChat and Koo have either fully or partially complied with the South Asian nation’s new IT rules, according to two people familiar with the matter and a government note obtained by TechCrunch. India’s new IT rules, unveiled in February this year, require firms to appoint and […]
WhatsApp has sued the Indian government in a bid to block new rules it says would lead to “mass surveillance” by forcing social media platforms to hand ov
Read more about Twitter statements devised to seek dubious sympathy, says Delhi police on Business Standard. These statements are not only mendacious but designed to impede a lawful inquiry by a private enterprise, says Delhi Police as saying.
The biggest names in tech are locked in an increasingly tense stand-off with India over strict new social media rules they fear will erode privacy, usher in mass surveillance and harm business in the world s fastest growing market. This week s events underscore the challenges facing Facebook, Twitter and Google as they try to navigate an increasingly tricky Indian political landscape and deal with the new regulations, which were due to take effect on Wednesday. On Monday, Indian police visited Twitter s offices after it labeled a tweet from a prominent official of the governing party as manipulated media. On Tuesday, WhatsApp sued the Indian government over the new rules. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi s administration rebuked the Facebook-owned platform for its clear act of defiance when it comes to following the law of the land. And on Thursday, Twitter said it was concerned about the safety its employees in the country.
Twitter Sees Police Intimidation Tactics , Govt Asks it to Stop Beating Around Bush, Comply With Laws
Twitter had, earlier in the day, expressed misgivings on the IT rules, saying that it plans to advocate changes to elements of the rules that inhibit free and open public conversation.
A team of Delhi Police s Special Cell visits the Twitter India s Lado Sarai office in connection with the probe into the alleged COVID toolkit matter, in New Delhi, Monday, May 24, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: Twitter’s statement expressing concern with what it said were “intimidation tactics” in India was met with an angry response from India’s Ministry of Electronics and IT within a few hours.