According to a statement released by Twitter this evening, the social media giant has named an interim Chief Compliance Officer, as required by the Centre’s new legislation. The official’s information will be shared with the IT Ministry soon. After multiple warnings from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Twitter recruited an Indian temporary grievance redressal officer after the new regulations went into force last month.
According to news agency Press Trust of India, a spokeswoman said the business “continues to make every effort” to comply with the new criteria and is keeping the IT Ministry informed of developments at every stage of the process. According to the spokeswoman, a temporary Chief Compliance Officer has been hired, and information will be provided with the Ministry directly.
The social media platform’s action comes after the Centre issued a letter accusing Twitter of non-compliance. The corporation was warned that it had one final chance to “quickly” comply with the new IT standards, and that failing to do so would result in it losing its IT Act exemption.
Last week, Twitter told the government that the nomination was close to being finalised.
According to the new laws, social media platforms with more than 50 lakh members must hire multiple people to manage complaints and guarantee redress. Several positions must be created, including grievance officer, nodal officer, and chief compliance officer, all of which must be filled by Indian authorities.
The government was irritated by Twitter’s sluggish compliance, which claimed that the new standards were in violation of Indian law.
In a February meeting with Twitter officials, the government stated that as a commercial organisation operating in India, Twitter “must respect” and implement Indian laws “regardless of Twitter’s own rules and standards.”
The government was also dissatisfied with the platform’s compliance with the legislation, which it described as “unwillingly, reluctantly, and with enormous delay.”
