Twitter says it’s concerned about intimidation tactics by police in India
This comes at a time when tension has been brewing between the social media giant and the Modi government due to the ‘tookit’ controversy and new IT rules. Updated May 27, 2021 · 06:32 pm Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. | Jim Watson/AFP
Twitter on Thursday said it was concerned about the “potential threat” to freedom of expression as India’s new social media rules came into effect. The social media firm also flagged “intimidation tactics”, days after the Delhi Police Special Cell visited it’s office in connection with the “toolkit” controversy, NDTV reported.
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.
People are worried that these apps might stop working or the government will impose a ban on these apps from the day forth the deadline. There is no doubt that their concern is genuine; If you do not comply with the state’s rules, a ban is the only fate that comes to mind. However, it’s not that simple.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has asked digital media and OTT platforms to furnish details of their compliance with new guidelines in 15 days. The new digital media rules have asked for a three-tier grievance redressal for addressing problems of citizens. These would consist of digital news publishers and self-regulatory bodies constituted by them. The new guidelines - part of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 - mandate the publisher of online curated content to display the classification rating specific to each content or programme together with a content descriptor informing the user about the nature of the content, and advising on viewer description (if applicable) at the beginning of every programme enabling the user to make an informed decision, prior to watching the programme.
New IBDF will also form a self-regulatory body, as per new IT rules
27 May, 2021 - 11:46 AM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
KOLKATA: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the apex body of broadcasters, is being renamed as Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (IBDF), as it expands its purview to cover digital platforms to bring all digital (OTT) players under one roof. IBDF is in the process of forming a new wholly-owned subsidiary to handle all matters pertaining to digital media.
IBDF will also form a self-regulatory body (SRB), as per the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 as notified by the Government of India on 25 February 2021.