Country cannot run according to Twitter: Ravi Shankar Prasad’s first reaction following FIR on microblogging platform
Prasad said that Indian companies, be it pharma or IT or others that go to do business in the US or in other countries overseas, voluntarily follow the local laws. "Then why are platforms like Twitter showing reluctance in following Indian laws designed to give voice to the victims of abuse and misuse," the minister questioned micro-blogging Twitter over non-compliance of IT laws.
Jun 16, 2021, 22:46 PM IST
Twitter row: Has the microblogging platform really lost its ‘legal shield' in India?
Internet Freedom Foundation said that the "intermediary status" is not a registration that is granted by the government. "The present concerns arise from Rule 7 of the IT Rules," the foundation said in a series of tweets.
Jun 16, 2021, 18:57 PM IST
