India’s new rules for Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms explained in five points India’s new rules for Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms explained in five points India has announced new rules and regulation to govern social media platforms in the countryBCCL Social media platforms in India, like Facebook and its offshoot WhatsApp, Google’s YouTube, Twitter, and others now face a new set of rules and regulation set to be enforced after mid-May. The Indian government has laid rules for a physical presence, monitoring of harmful content, tracking down the first originator of mischief, and the voluntary verification of users.