Austin 3:!6 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and Instagram may face a ban in India if they do not comply with the new Intermediary Guidelines The deadline to accept the guidelines set by the government will end on May 25 but so far none of the platforms including WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter has complied with the new regulations yet. The Indian version of Twitter, Koo, is the only social media app that has complied with the new guidelines ahead of the May 25 deadline. In February 2021, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITy) had given a three-month time to the social platforms to comply with the new IT rules. It is a crucial moment for the social media companies because if they do not comply with the new rules by May 25, they will lose their status and protections as intermediaries and criminal action can be taken against them as per the laws of India, a government official said in a statement. The US-based companies had asked for six months time as they are waiting for a response from the US headquarters. Revealing whether Facebook will comply with the rules or not, a company spokesperson said in a statement, “We aim to comply with the provisions of the IT rules and continue to discuss a few of the issues which need more engagement with the government. Pursuant to the IT rules, we are working to implement operational processes and improve efficiencies. Facebook remains committed to people’s ability to freely and safely express themselves on our platform.” https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/facebook-twitter-to-be-blocked-in-india-on-may-26-here-is-what-we-know-so-far-1806686-2021-05-25 Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechEng Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Ma homies don't block insta How I'm gonna check dem ho's? kepler37b, Vilander, rkt.india and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Libs running a fake campaign.. nothings gonna happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingravi Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 To my knowledge, there is no law to ban them. But big boss has stopped posting. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gattaca Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Just fine them big they will comply. beetle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Cliff Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 coffee_rules and rkt.india 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Intermediary guideline : Glorify the government all the time. saik and speedheat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda-esque Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Ha ha ha ha .. deep pockets... coffee_rules, Laaloo and ravishingravi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda-esque Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 To my knowledge, there is no law to ban them. But big boss has stopped posting. We shall see. Hope twitter is banned for a while.They need to realize that they cannot muscle the Indian govt. mishra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 2 hours ago, vvvslaxman said: Intermediary guideline : Glorify the government all the time. No. The guidelines are generating monthly compliance report, appointing compliance officer, nodal officer and grievance officer. mishra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingravi Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 4 hours ago, vvvslaxman said: Intermediary guideline : Glorify the government all the time. Important to read up on issues before commenting. 101. coffee_rules and mishra 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingravi Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Facebook has agreed in principle to follow govt rules. Twitter has not yet. Imo. Twitter should be banned. But not for the reasons that govt outlined. Those are administrative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishra Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 See, in my opinion when twitter/facebook banned Trump from their platform, that should have been awakening call. We can accept this digital oligarchy or gvmnts can do something about it. There is absolutely no doubt that these platform spread information/misinformation and views which impacts public opinion. We need regulations on these platforms. For example, You can not have a system where say there is national censorboard which stops certain things in their country but same actors and directors can present things which wouldn’t have passed national censor board. What is actually stopping them putting R rated move as per Canadian and US standards in India or other nations. Nothing. Digital media can not display content on basis of what the owners living in those countries think. Its time that they come and sit with govmnts and sort this out. coffee_rules and G_B_ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 ^^^ It is alleged that team Trump used data that Cambridge Analytica stole data from FB and targeted certain demographic profiles, sent them very specific ads etc. Team trump rode that wave when they could. Just like how exit polls are banned before the completion of elections, I don't think the day will be far when the EC bans certain features on FB/Twitter for 'unduly' influencing voters. BacktoCricaddict and beetle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 3 hours ago, ravishingravi said: Facebook has agreed in principle to follow govt rules. Twitter has not yet. Imo. Twitter should be banned. But not for the reasons that govt outlined. Those are administrative. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Cliff Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Jimmy Cliff said: Same whatsapp brought new privacy rules that diluted the privacy. coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda-esque Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 ^^^ It is alleged that team Trump used data that Cambridge Analytica stole data from FB and targeted certain demographic profiles, sent them very specific ads etc. Team trump rode that wave when they could. Just like how exit polls are banned before the completion of elections, I don't think the day will be far when the EC bans certain features on FB/Twitter for 'unduly' influencing voters.Could be the other way around.Twitter has regularly been shutting down right wing handles for seemingly harmless posts while incendiary posts by libtards are allowed.They can ban politicians and swing elections as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin 3:!6 Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 Could be the other way around. Twitter has regularly been shutting down right wing handles for seemingly harmless posts while incendiary posts by libtards are allowed. They can ban politicians and swing elections as well Agree....twitter is very biased and always been. I have no issues when they banned Kangana's account. But what about likes of Kunal Kamra, Dhruv Rathee, Rana Ayyub etc and why they are not yet banned then? Both the side does the same thing i.e accuse the opposition party. But twitter selectively ban the side that dosen't fit their political agenda Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk G_B_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_B_ Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Mariyam said: ^^^ It is alleged that team Trump used data that Cambridge Analytica stole data from FB and targeted certain demographic profiles, sent them very specific ads etc. Team trump rode that wave when they could. Just like how exit polls are banned before the completion of elections, I don't think the day will be far when the EC bans certain features on FB/Twitter for 'unduly' influencing voters. I fully agree. But you would not want a foreign tech company to dictate terms on your internal matter right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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