Facebook, Twitter to be blocked in India on May 26?
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Social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and Instagram may face a ban in India if they do not comply with the new Intermediary Guidelines. The deadline to accept the guidelines set by the government will end on May 25 but so far none of the platforms including WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter has complied with the new regulations yet. The Indian version of Twitter, Koo, is the only social media app that has complied with the new guidelines ahead of the May 25 deadline. In February 2021, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITy) had given a three-month time to the social platforms to comply with the new IT rules.
It is a crucial moment for the social media companies because if they do not comply with the new rules by May 25, they will lose their status and protections as intermediaries and criminal action can be taken against them as per the laws of India, a government official said in a statement. The US-based companies had asked for six months time as they are waiting for a response from the US headquarters.
Revealing whether Facebook will comply with the rules or not, a company spokesperson said in a statement, “We aim to comply with the provisions of the IT rules and continue to discuss a few of the issues which need more engagement with the government. Pursuant to the IT rules, we are working to implement operational processes and improve efficiencies. Facebook remains committed to people’s ability to freely and safely express themselves on our platform.”
As per the new rules announced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the social media platforms will have to appoint compliance officers from India. The officer will overlook the complaints, monitor the content and remove it if it is objectionable. Such rules are not only applicable to social media platforms but also to OTT platforms.
The streaming platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime and others will have to appoint a grievance redressal officer based in India who will take care of the complaints and act on them in 15 days. The government has been of the view that social media platforms do not have a code of self-regulation. Therefore, it wants the companies to include representatives from the various ministries and form a committee to regulate the content.
The new rules also mention that the committee will have the sole power to take actions on complaints of the violation of codes.
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Meanwhile my buddy who sees everyone around him coming on anti-social media platforms, to announce getting hitched, hooked, married.
https://t.co/kq4irunM0l and by now .. he is just too frustu.
(Frustrated after break─up with his @ex Mansi Soni).
Won’t happen, US is perhaps the only powerful supporter we are left with.
And we know the lobbying that exists there
Might be a symbolic ban for a day or two in worst case
Ban to aapka hub bhi hua tha
Par aap dekhte ho na
Waise hi inhe bhi use karenge
Who thinks desidime also falls under government rule
Lusty bhai ka dukan band pir
Power of Kangana Ranaut
Ban the internet न रहेगा बाँस न बजेगी बांसुरी (There will be no bamboo, there will be no flute)
then how will Digital India work without Internet
Well , it isn’t going to happen. I hardly use them so, I am not worried but if they do(highly unlikely) then for those who wud be devastated by it , for them I’ll do this
Buwahaha Muhahahaha ughee ghee ughee. I would be laughing like a lunatic devil with horns on its head and fire in the background.
muwahahaha muwahahaha
Without checking what’s all mentioned in the guidelines no one can say. But present govt. provided these guidelines, so one can safely assume it’s bunch of BS. Never thought I would say this, but this time I’m on the side of these stupid, so called social places.
Phir BJP apna PR Campaign kaha chalayegi! 😉 Btw, this govt want to kill right to speech of our citizens. We are becoming north korea day by day.
Koo app per
Aur North Korea ka president @Kim_Jong_jun to waise bhi west delhi uttam nagar me rehta hai
What an irony – someone who came to power by using this media with so-called photoshopped Gujarat model pics and stories (to which many educated Mea Culpa ) fell prey now want to control it as the opinion turns against them. They want everyone to just ‘Koo’ to their tunes ..
This is the dirty poll like ruling govt do rigging, this is where you declare yourself a winner before the results,
I would be happy if twitter banned at least goov failane wale koo par jayenge
India (Modi ji) should make Kyc compulsory for these gr8 social media sites like FB , twitter , Whatsapp Etc , and all these sites should come under the control and regulation of central govt.
I’m waiting for someone to write GOD with Modiji in brackets……..
Meanwhile desidime
Apka options me choice of words dekh k acha lga. Creating choice baisnes
When you want to create a poll but don’t have the guts to accept the mandate.
OP has himself declared that social media platforms do not comply with India’s sovereign policy.
It reminds me of how Kim Jong un won the election in North Korea.
No wonder Modiji and his followers are so keen to follow his footsteps.