Twitter admitted that it was currently not in compliance with the 2021 IT Rules as it was in the process of appointing its Grievance Officer and the Nodal Officer. “How long does the process of appointing a Grievance Officer take? Senior advocate Sajan Poovayya, representing Twitter, sought time to seek instruction on the specific timeline for completing the appointment of the Grievance Officer. Mr. Acharya, in his plea filed through advocates Akash Vajpai and Manish Kumar, had claimed that he wanted to raise grievance against two alleged “offensive and objectionable tweets” at the Resident Grievance Officer. “However, the petitioner was unable to find the contact details of the Resident Grievance Officer on the website of Twitter,” he had said.

Source: The Hindu July 06, 2021 08:37 UTC