“It is up to the courts to decide finally whether Twitter will still enjoy safe harbour status or not. The social media intermediaries were given until May 26 to make the appointments. Ministry officials, however, said that as of Monday, Twitter had not shared these details. Ministry officials said that since Kessel is not a resident of India, his appointment was not compliant with the IT Rules. On Monday evening (India time), Twitter advertised vacancies for a resident grievance officer, a nodal officer, and a chief compliance officer for India on its website.

Source: Indian Express June 28, 2021 22:44 UTC