Twitter Says Committed to Comply With Govt New IT Guidelines, Asks For A Week’s Time

In the most recent growth within the authorities vs Twitter saga, social media firm Twitter has informed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) that it’s “dedicated to complying” with all clauses of the intermediary guidelines of the government and has asked for a week’s time from the government, officials familiar with the matter said on Monday. This comes days after the government issued an ultimatum to the company. The government had on Sunday said that Twitter would have to face “unintended consequences” that contain it shedding its authorized safety from prison legal responsibility for consumer content material if it doesn’t adjust to the brand new guidelines for digital content material.

“Twitter highlighted that there have been some difficulties in making appointments for some key personnel and has sought per week’s time to adjust to the many of the provisions, whereas saying that it’s going to implement all provisions as quickly as attainable, an IT Ministry official was quoted in a Hindustan Times report as saying. Twitter, then again, stated in an announcement on Monday that it’s making each effort to adjust to the brand new tips whereas persevering with a constructive dialogue with the federal government.