The Indian government has said that Twitter has lost its intermediary status, and in turn its ‘safe harbor‘ in the country as it has failed to comply with the latest social media policing rules. The authorities argued in Delhi High court that the social network has lost its immunity as per India’s IT rules. Twitter has failed to appoint local officers including a chief compliance officer, a grievance officer, and a nodal officer to handle requests from law enforcement round the clock. Law experts have previously argued that only courts can decide if a company could lose its intermediary status. If…
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