JavaScript is not available.

New Delhi: New IT Sources close to the central government said that Twitter had lost its legal protection in India due to its failure to comply with the rules. New IT This is due to the non-appointment of statutory officers under the Act.

The case comes in the wake of a lawsuit filed in Uttar Pradesh against Twitter. The Ministry clarified the matter. On June 5, six men attacked an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad. The old man alleged that he had forcibly cut his beard and forced himself to chant the slogan ‘Vande Mataram, Jaishreeram’.

A case has been filed in UP against Twitter alleging that misleading content related to the incident was spread on Twitter and that Twitter was not prepared to remove it. However, the UP government said that the attack on the old man was not a communal attack but was carried out by six people, including Hindus and Muslims, who were dissatisfied with the mantras he sold. Police say.



Police have blamed several journalists and Twitter users for hurting communal sentiments by creating a communal atmosphere in the Ghaziabad incident. Police said they had shared a press release on their Twitter handle on June 14 about the incident, but did not take any action to remove the misleading posts related to the incident.



A case has been registered against Twitter in this regard. “As Twitter has no legal protection in India, Twitter is obliged to take disciplinary action against those who do not flag the video as fake.” Government sources said.



IT Twitter is the only American company to have lost legal protection. Following the loss of legal protection, the police can question and prosecute officials, including the Indian Managing Director of the company, under the Indian Penal Code for illegal and defamatory content posted on Twitter. New IT The deadline for appointing officers under the Act was May 25. Some companies have asked for time, citing crises related to the spread of the corona virus.



Despite giving Twitter extra time to comply with the guidelines, the new IT The company was unable to comply with the regulations. On June 5, the government issued a final warning to Twitter that it would lose legal protection. But Twitter, which has been operating in India for more than a decade, said the move was “incredible”. The ministry said.