Twitter Vs Government

The Centre has told the Karnataka High Court that Twitter "deliberately" remained non-compliant and defiant to the laws of the land and that the social media giant has no role to play in the security of the country.

After Telangana Minister K T Rama Rao alleged that PM Modi has not sanctioned any medical college for the state, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said no formal proposal was ever received from the state for setting up new medical colleges there.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is locked in a court battle with Twitter over a failed acquisition bid that Twitter now intends to force through, said that the social media giant jeopardised its third largest market by failing to disclose "risky" litigation

The government has issued a notice to Twitter to comply with all its past orders by July 4, an official source said today.

Centre has told Delhi High Court that Twitter now seems to be in compliance with the new Information Technology Rules by appointing a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Resident Grievance Officer (RGO) and Nodal Contact Person on permanent basis.

A clash erupted between Ashwani Mahajan, co-convenor of RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), and BJP leader Vijay Chauthaiwale on Twitter on Friday over the government's move to scrap retrospective taxation.

Uday Shankar, the president of industry body FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) today said "guard rails" are necessary but one should be careful "not to throw out the baby with the bathwater".

Twitter has to comply with the new Information Technology Rules for digital media if they have not been stayed, the Delhi High Court said on Monday.

The Indian government and the country's laws should define and protect the privacy of citizens, information technology industry veteran TV Mohandas Pai said on Wednesday as he accused large social media platforms like WhatsApp of "double standards".

WhatsApp has sued the government over new digital rules that it says violate user privacy and the fundamental right to freedom of speech. It argues strongly against breaking end-to-end encryption and tracing the "first originator" of information.

An Indian alternative to Twitter Inc. is experiencing a surge in popularity after the US microblogging site clashed with the government, a sign of the growing political challenges for social media services.

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the government and Twitter on a petition asking for a mechanism to check fake news and hate messages, seditious and incendiary content on Twitter and other social media platforms.

Twitter Inc on Thursday refused to reveal the user behind an account opposed to President Donald Trump's tough immigration policies and said it was challenging the demand for records by the US government in court, according to a lawsuit.

Twitter has told the government that it needs more time to block 28 pages, which allegedly contain communally sensitive or material. The micro-blogging site has written to the Department of Information and Technology to state that it's having technical difficulties in disabling these pages.

The Centre has told the Karnataka High Court that Twitter "deliberately" remained non-compliant and defiant to the laws of the land and that the social media giant has no role to play in the security of the country.

After Telangana Minister K T Rama Rao alleged that PM Modi has not sanctioned any medical college for the state, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said no formal proposal was ever received from the state for setting up new medical colleges there.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is locked in a court battle with Twitter over a failed acquisition bid that Twitter now intends to force through, said that the social media giant jeopardised its third largest market by failing to disclose "risky" litigation

The government has issued a notice to Twitter to comply with all its past orders by July 4, an official source said today.

Centre has told Delhi High Court that Twitter now seems to be in compliance with the new Information Technology Rules by appointing a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Resident Grievance Officer (RGO) and Nodal Contact Person on permanent basis.

A clash erupted between Ashwani Mahajan, co-convenor of RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), and BJP leader Vijay Chauthaiwale on Twitter on Friday over the government's move to scrap retrospective taxation.

Uday Shankar, the president of industry body FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) today said "guard rails" are necessary but one should be careful "not to throw out the baby with the bathwater".

Twitter has to comply with the new Information Technology Rules for digital media if they have not been stayed, the Delhi High Court said on Monday.

The Indian government and the country's laws should define and protect the privacy of citizens, information technology industry veteran TV Mohandas Pai said on Wednesday as he accused large social media platforms like WhatsApp of "double standards".

WhatsApp has sued the government over new digital rules that it says violate user privacy and the fundamental right to freedom of speech. It argues strongly against breaking end-to-end encryption and tracing the "first originator" of information.

An Indian alternative to Twitter Inc. is experiencing a surge in popularity after the US microblogging site clashed with the government, a sign of the growing political challenges for social media services.

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the government and Twitter on a petition asking for a mechanism to check fake news and hate messages, seditious and incendiary content on Twitter and other social media platforms.

Twitter Inc on Thursday refused to reveal the user behind an account opposed to President Donald Trump's tough immigration policies and said it was challenging the demand for records by the US government in court, according to a lawsuit.

Twitter has told the government that it needs more time to block 28 pages, which allegedly contain communally sensitive or material. The micro-blogging site has written to the Department of Information and Technology to state that it's having technical difficulties in disabling these pages.