Twitter loses immunity over user-generated content in India

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WATCH: Twitter has lost its liability protection against user-generated content in India as the tech giant has failed to comply with new IT rules, according to the Indian government

no more enjoys liability protection against user-generated content in India as the U.S. microblogging giant has failed to comply with new IT rules, the Indian government said in a court filing.

The filing came in a case filed by a Twitter user who wanted to complain about some allegedly defamatory tweets on the platform, and said the company was not complying with the new law that requires appointment of certain new executives.Twitter declined to comment. The company has previously said it was making all efforts to comply.aimed at regulating content on social media firms

Technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has slammed Twitter for deliberately defying the law and said all social media firms must abide by the new rules., Indian police have filed at least five cases against the company or its officials, including some related to child pornography and a controversial map of India on its career page.

 

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They should lose it in every country.

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