Microblogging platform Twitter on Monday sought more time from the Centre to comply with its new information technology rules, PTI reported.
“It [Twitter] has expressed its intent to comply with the rules but has been unable to do so because of the [coronavirus] pandemic,” an unidentified official told the news agency. According to the Hindustan Times, Twitter has asked the Centre for a week’s time.
An unidentified official from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology told the newspaper that Twitter highlighted difficulties in appointing certain officers.
However, Twitter assured the Centre that it was making all efforts to comply with the rules. “An overview on our progress has been duly shared,” a spokesperson for the microblogging site told PTI. “We will continue our constructive dialogue with the Indian Government.”
The company added that it was “deeply committed to India, and serving the vital public conversation taking place on the…
