IT Ministry warns Twitter to comply with new IT rules or face action

New Delhi: The IT Ministry has warned Twitter to comply with the new IT rules within the July 4 deadline or face stricter action.
According to reliable sources, the micro-blogging platform is yet to reply to two notices sent by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) last month.
The government told Twitter to act on the content take-down notices sent under Section 69 A of the IT Act along with non-compliance notices issued for not taking the content down.
Not complying with the IT rules, 2021 can result in Twitter losing its immunity as a social media intermediary under Section 79 of the IT Act, sources added.
A query sent to Twitter India went unanswered.
Last month, the IT Ministry issued a similar notice to the micro-blogging platform, directing it to appoint a resident grievance officer, a resident chief compliance officer, and a nodal contact person.