Twitter could get in trouble if it fails to comply with India rules: HC

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up Twitter for failing to appoint resident grievance officer, saying, "How long will your process take place? A bench of Justice Rekha Palli told Twitter's counsel, "Come up with a clear response, otherwise you will be in trouble", and sought information on Twitter's compliance with other provisions of the Information Technology Rules, 2021 by the next date of hearing. The Centre had informed the Delhi High Court that Twitter has failed to comply with the IT Rules, 2021 as on July 1, on four counts: Chief compliance officer not being appointed; The position of the resident grievance officer being vacant; The position of the nodal contact person being vacant; and The physical contact address, which was shown to be there on May 29, was not available on Twitter's website. The plea had urged the high court to issue directions to the Centre to pass necessary instructions to Twitter India and Twitter Inc to appoint a resident grievance officer under Rule 4 of the Information Technology Rules, 2021 without any delay.