The notice did not specify a deadline for compliance, but said it should be done “immediately”. Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, grants social media companies protection from criminal action for third-party content posted on the websites. The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, were notified in February and enforced fully on May 25. “The office address of Twitter Inc. as mentioned by you is of a law firm in India, which is also not as per the rules,” the notice addressed to Twitter’s deputy general counsel Jim Baker pointed out. Non-compliance will lead to “consequences” but as a “gesture of goodwill, Twitter Inc is hereby given one last notice”, the ministry added.

Source: Hindustan Times June 05, 2021 21:43 UTC