The new digital rules for social media intermediaries, media and OTT services in India can cope with some opposition of platforms such as WhatsApp and Twitter. The first went to court, while the latter looked for 3 more months to comply with the new standards.
But another biggie, Google, responded positively to the government. His CEO Sundar Pichai said Google plans to comply with India’s new IT rules, which gave a chance from yesterday.
“You know we comply with local laws and we will approach it with the same setting,” Pichai said.
He stated that the company has a policy to engage and explain the importance of “information and promotion of the free movement of information”, but added that Google also meets legislative processes in countries. democratic.
“We are fully awaiting governments, rightly, both to consider and adopt regulatory frameworks, whether it is the copyright directive of Europe or India with The information, “he said.
Google will also continue to publish its transparency reports where it highlights moments where it has complied with requests for legal information from governments.
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Twitter seems uncompromising
Although Google seems to oppose the new movements of the Indian government, Twitter, which hangs with the government on a different problem, usually called “the line of the congress toolbox”, seemed more intention to fix that.
“At this time, we are concerned about recent events for our employees in India and the potential threat of freedom of expression for the people we serve. We, alongside many in civil society in India and worldwide. Integer, are concerns regarding the use of the use of intimidation tactics by the police in response to the application of our global service conditions, as well as with the fundamental elements of the new IT rules, “said Twitter today.
Of his own current with the government, the micro-blogged in new IT rules saying that it “will endeavor to comply with the applicable law”, but will ask for changes to the elements of the rules “which inhibit a free conversation and opened “.Twitter is particularly reduced with the obligation to make a person (the head of compliance), criminally responsible for content on the platform.
Twitter believes that this represents a dangerous overtaking that is incompatible with open and democratic principles.
Twitter India asked the government to give at least three months of time extension to implement the rules.
Now remains to see how the government responds to the hardening of Twitter of its position. The Indian government did not take the dismantling of WhatsApp’s dissatisfaction in the same problem.
The new IT rule strikes a hard note
The new computer guidelines for social media intermediaries aim to make entities such as Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram and Ott more responsible and responsible for content hosted on their platforms.
India had announced its new intermediate rules on February 25, with the government offering significant social media intermediaries that have more than 50 LAKH users, three months to comply with them.
The new rules require that they develop any content marked by the authorities within 36 hours and create a robust mechanism to respond to complaints. Companies have been invited to appoint chief executives of compliance, which would be responsible for the renewal of content / unwanted positions within 24 hours of receipt of a competent powers complaint.
They will also be required to have a physical contact address in India published on its website or on a mobile application, or both.
But some platforms have shown resistance to accept the same thing. Facebook stated that it was in negotiations with the government to replicate the problems with the new requirements, but will aim to comply with the laws.
