Bureaucrat-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday asserted that anyone working in India needs to follow the rules and laws of the country.
Referring to the ongoing tussle between Twitter and the Central government, he said that the microblogging platform will have to fall in line and comply with new social media guidelines.
US-based company Twitter has been in the eye of a storm over its alleged failure to comply with the new IT rules in India, which mandates, among other requirements, the appointment of three key personnel -- chief compliance officer, nodal officer and grievance officer by social media platforms with over 50 lakh users. All three personnel have to be residents in India.
Vaishnaw replaced senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad in the Meity and Ministry of Communications.
This is the first term of Vaishnaw as a Member of Parliament and he will be in charge of the Ministry of Electronics and IT, Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Railways as a Cabinet Minister.
Earlier today, Twitter Inc's India unit said that it has appointed an interim chief compliance officer and will soon designate two other executives for the time being.
The Centre last week told the Delhi High Court that social media giant Twitter Inc has failed to comply with India's new IT Rules, which is law of the land and is mandatorily required to be complied with.
The Centre, in an affidavit filed in the high court, said any non-compliance amounts to a breach of provisions of IT rules, leading to Twitter losing its immunity conferred under the IT Act.
(With inputs from PTI)
(Edited by : Aditi Gautam)
First Published: Jul 8, 2021 3:03 PM IST
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