Twitter is currently involved in a standoff with the Centre over the latter’s new Information Technology (I-T) rules. Vinay Prakash is appointed as the resident grievance officer for India. As per the information on Twitter’s website, users can contact Prakash at ‘grievance-officer-in @ twitter.com’.
Prakash’s appointment comes just three days after the Delhi high court on July 8 had hit out at Twitter for a delay in appointing the resident grievance officer. Earlier, Twitter had earlier appointed Dharmendra Chatur as its interim resident grievance officer for India. He resigned from the post in June.
The Centre, on repeated occasions, has hit out at Twitter over its failure and intentional refusal to comply with the IT rules. In June, Twitter lost its status as an intermediary, which meant it will be held responsible for any unlawful content posted by users.
Apart from non-compliance with the I-T rules, Twitter has also faced widespread provocation for showing the distorted map of India(where Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh were shown outside India), along with displaying child pornographic content.
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