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Whatsapp has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court challenging the new IT rule

Facebook-owned instant messenger WhatsApp, in a petition in Delhi High Court, said that enabling identification of the first originator of information on its platform in India puts end-to-end...

WhatsApp LLC, in its 224-page petition, urged the high court to declare Rule 4(2) of the Intermediary Rules as unconstitutional, ultra vires to the IT Act and illegal.

Submit compliance reports within 15 days, digital platforms told Updated: Updated: They also have to provide a three-tier grievance redressal mechanism to deal with complaints Share Article AAA So far, 60 publishers have written to it saying they have initiated the process of formation of the self regulatory bodies under the rules. Representational Image.   They also have to provide a three-tier grievance redressal mechanism to deal with complaints The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has asked the digital media platforms to submit compliance reports as per the new intermediary rules u...

WhatsApp says that traceability requirements in the Centre's new intermediary rules also have criminal penalties for non-compliance. This means that new IT rules not only forces it to break end-to-end encryption, which was designed to help users keep privacy on the platform, but also makes it easy to charge platforms for non-compliance in the country.