IT Minister warns Twitter, asks them to follow rules of the country
Amidst the ongoing tussle between the Indian government and Twitter over enforcement of IT rules, the newly sworn-in Minister for Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that anybody in India would have to abide by the rules of the country. According to the reports, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shot a warning to micro-blogging site Twitter asking it to follow the rules of the country as the law of the land is supreme. The law of the land should be abided by everyone: Newley appointed Electronics and Information Technology minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on the issue of Twitter pic.twitter.com/Lg3foCFJ1J — ANI July 8, 2021 Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha, took oath as the Cabinet Minister on Wednesday and was given the charge of Railways along with the Information and Technology Ministry. The Information Technology Rules 2021, which came into effect from May 25, mandates the social media intermediaries with more than 5 million users and providing messaging services to identify the first originator of problematic content that may harm the country’s interests.
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