Twitter loses legal cover over non-compliance of IT rules

Twitter has lost its legal indemnity in India because of its failure to comply with the new IT rules, news agency PTI reported citing govt sources. The new rules required social media platforms to appoint key officers in the country. The loss of the legal cover was highlighted on Tuesday after a case was filed against the social media giant over the Ghaziabad assault video.

Government sources told PTI that the platform has lost its legal indemnity as it has yet not fully complied with all the rules that came into force on May 25.

Because of Twitter's non-compliance, its protection as an intermediary is gone. Twitter is, hence, liable for penal actions as per Indian law just as any other publisher is.

Reports further stated that since Twitter does not enjoy protection and it did not flag the Ghaziabad video as manipulated media, it is liable for penal action.