If others followed law, why couldn't Twitter: Govt

June 17, 2021 15:04

Union Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on the removal of Twitter's intermediary status.

"I am not the one who declared it (removal of Twitter's intermediary status), the law has. If others followed, why couldn't they? We asked for three officers to be appointed. The three months' period was exhausted on May 26, but still we gave them the last opportunity as a goodwill gesture.

"We gave them (Twitter) 3 months' time. Others have followed, they haven't. Rule 7 of (IT) guidelines says if you don't comply then under Sec 79 you may lose intermediary status and may become liable to other laws including penal laws of the country.

"When Indian companies do business or pharma companies go to manufacture in US, do they follow American laws or not? If you have to do business here, you're welcome to criticize PM, all of us... but you have to obey India's Constitution and rules.

"When some people do their politics via Twitter, I've no problem.. Now they're doing politics of Twitter, again I've no problem. It isn't an issue between Twitter and the Govt of India or the BJP. It is an issue between Twitter and its users who must be given the forum in case of misuse/abuse."

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