Social media intermediaries operating in India, including global majors Facebook, Google and WhatsApp, and homegrown platforms such as Sharechat and Koo are complying with the government’s new IT rules, either in full or partially, according to two reports by The Economic Times and Techcrunch. The rules also require firms to hire Indian citizens as chief compliance officers, chief grievance officers, and to respond to legal requests for data within 36 hours. While Koo publicly confirmed its full compliance on 22 May, most others seem to have at least hired Indian citizens in key compliance positions. As per the new rules, the person needs to be a company employee. Tensions between Twitter and the government rose last week, after the Delhi Police visited the platform’s offices in Gurugram to “serve a notice".

Source: Mint May 30, 2021 13:07 UTC