Courts, not govt to decide intermediary status: law experts on Twitter row

Reports on Wednesday suggested Twitter may have lost its intermediary status under the Information Technology Act for not complying with the newly notified Information Technology Rules, 2021.

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Neha Alawadhi  |  New Delhi 

It is the courts, not the government, who will decide on whether Twitter or other social media intermediaries can lose this status under law, legal experts have said in response to reports that Twitter May have lost its intermediary status in India.

Reports on Wednesday suggested Twitter may have lost its intermediary status under the Information Technology Act for not complying with the newly notified Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The intermediary liability under Indian law, according to technology lawyer Mishi ...

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First Published: Wed, June 16 2021. 15:18 IST
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