The ongoing tussle between Twitter and the government is increasing. An FIR has also been registered against Twitter in the country. On Thursday, the central government took away legal protection from the Twitter company for not following the IT rules. At the same time, today Twitter officials will appear before the parliamentary committee.
The Standing Committee constituted on IT will question and answer questions regarding misuse of social media platforms during this period. Along with this, information will also be sought to avoid misuse of social media. Explain that the committee led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had summoned many big social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, regarding the delay in implementing the new IT Act.
According to the notice of the Parliamentary Committee, the agenda of the meeting to be held on June 18 is to listen to Twitter officials regarding the rights of the people. During this, apart from the misuse of platforms, the safety of women in the digital sector will also be discussed. The Center has recently abolished the intermediary status of Twitter. At the same time, the company has also been brought under the ambit of Indian laws.
In fact, during the farmers' movement in 2021, the government had ordered the closure of many accounts, but Twitter refused to obey the government's order, citing freedom of speech. After which the government asked Twitter to implement the new rules, but here also the company sought three months' time, citing many flaws in implementing the new rules of the government.
However, even after the expiry of three months, the order was not complied with by the company. Apart from this, in February, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey liked the tweets supporting the farmers' movement. The government had raised questions on the fairness of this platform.
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