(Photo : GettlyImages/ SOPA Images ) Apple app Apple Messages has been withdrawn by India's IT ministry from its new social media regulation. The IT ministry no longer demands that Apple Messages comply with its social media rules, such as appointing a local complaint staff. Apple Messages is Now Subject to New Laws India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology or MEITY has previously banned numerous social media apps and asked Apple to remove TikTok as well. Now, in a separate regulation, MEITY counted Apple Messages as a social media platform that fits the new Indian laws. According to Business Standard, MEITY has withdrawn the letter that it sent to Apple requiring the company to comply with the country's social media regulations.