IT Rules ‘law of the land’, Twitter mandatorily required to follow: Centre to HC

The IT Rules 2021 are the “law of the land” and Twitter is “mandatorily” required to comply with them, the Centre told the Delhi High Court Monday. The central government also told the court that Twitter has failed to fully comply with the rules, which results in the micro-blogging site losing the immunity granted to intermediaries under the law.

The reply was filed in response to a petition alleging that the micro-blogging site has not appointed a resident grievance officer, as per the IT Rules 2021. The Centre told the court that Twitter had initially appointed interim Resident Grievance Officer and Nodal Contact Person but it later informed the State that both the officers have resigned from their positions.