The Delhi High Court on Thursday told Twitter that it will not enjoy legal protection if it does not follow India’s new information technology rules.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday told Twitter that it will not enjoy legal protection if it does not follow India’s new information technology rules, which includes clauses like appointing compliance officers based in the country.
All interim officers appointed by the social media giant have also been asked by the court to file affidavits stating they would take responsibility for the duties tasked to them.
Earlier in the day, the micro-blogging website sought 8 weeks time to appoint a grievance officer and also said that it had appointed an interim chief compliance officer, who is an Indian resident, two days ago.
It said an interim grievance officer will be appointed by July 11 and that an interim nodal contact person will be appointed in two weeks.
The social media giant also told the court that it will make its first compliance report public by July 11.
Twitter India’s response comes after the Delhi HC rapped the social media giant over its non-compliance with the IT rules and said it can’t take as long as it wants to appoint the officer.
The Bench of Justice Rekha Palli took objection to the fact that despite assurances on the last date of hearing, a Grievance Officer was not appointed.
Twitter gave a time frame two days after the court warned that it cannot take “as long as it wants” in this country to appoint an India-based officer for it to comply with country’s new IT rules.
Twitter said appointments for three full-time positions – a chief compliance officer, a resident grievance officer and a nodal contact person – will be made in eight weeks, adding that it is accepting applications for these roles for which job openings have been posted.
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