New Delhi: The government has issued notice to Twitter till July 4 to comply with all its previous orders, an official source said on Wednesday. The Ministry of Electronics and IT has set a July 4 deadline, failing which Twitter could lose its moderator status, meaning it will be liable for all comments posted on its platform. A government source told PTI, “Twitter was issued a notice on June 27 to comply with all government orders issued so far. Twitter was issued a notice earlier this month, but it did not comply.” . This is the final notice.”
An email query sent to Twitter did not elicit an immediate response. (Also Read: Employee Disappears After Accidentally Getting 286 Times Salary!)
Twitter has been at loggerheads with the government on several occasions. (Also Read: GST Meet: GoM Report On 28% Tax On Online Gaming, Casino, Horse Racing Postponed)
On June 26, the microblogging site submitted a list of over 80 Twitter accounts and tweets that have been blocked in 2021 based on a request from the government.
The request was made by the government to block multiple accounts and some tweets by international advocacy group Freedom House, journalists, politicians and supporters of farmers’ protests.
However, the government source said that there are several other orders, which are yet to be complied with by Twitter and they have been given a deadline of July 4 for compliance.