Stating that new IT rules are 'designed to empower ordinary users of social media', India on Sunday rejected apprehensions raised by the United Nation Human Rights Council.
The Permanent Mission of India at the United Nations in its reply to the communication of the Special Procedures Branch of the UNHRC said India's democratic credentials are well recognised.
The communication from UNHRC special branch follows a stand-off between the micro-blogging platform Twitter and the government on compliance with new intermediary guidelines and digital media ethics code notified by the government on February 25.