New Delhi: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad spoke solely to ABP News over the brand new IT guidelines and revealed that every one social media platforms are able to abide by the foundations besides Twitter.
The Union Minister stated that Twitter must observe the brand new guidelines to function in India. Ravi Shankar Prasad, “If you want to do business in India you will have to follow the constitutional laws, else you can go back to your own country and leave your userbase here.”
Prasad additional stated that we don’t pay a lot heed to the criticism in relation to following the legal guidelines and Twitter which has at the least 9 crore customers must also cooperate with the federal government and observe the choice taken by the centre.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad additionally clarified that we’re not going to intervene in anyone’s non-public life and browse their messages, however the authorities desires to cease the terrorist assaults, harassment of ladies, violence, spiritual riots, and lots of different incidences which may hamper the nationwide integrity.
Ravi Shankar Prasad additionally issued a warning to the international firms doing enterprise in India that they must abide by the structure. Prasad stated, “living in a democracy doesn’t mean you are permitted to do anything, there are certain rules which need to be followed, the same way you follow the laws in America.”
On being requested about what’s the way forward for Twitter in India as they’ve deputed the identical particular person, a lawyer, because the grievance officer, compliance officer, and nodal officer, Ravi Shankar Prasad stated that what they’ve executed are in opposition to the foundations as they need to have deputed their workers within the three positions and never a lawyer. As Twitter has didn’t abide by the foundations, the Central authorities will ponder on the difficulty and decide, the IT minister stated.
Prasad additionally commented on Twitter’s assertion over Delhi Police visiting their places of work in India and stated that every one the workers are protected and police reached the workplace of Twitter to gove a discover and even obtained a response that we must always converse to the administration within the USA as the workers haven’t any rights to deal with such points.
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