Amid stand-off with govt, Twitter shares details of interim compliance officer

Twitter on Wednesday shared with the government details of the interim compliance officer it has appointed as per the new social media guidelines that came into effect on May 26, people familiar with the matter said.

The move came after Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hit out at the company for “deliberately” choosing not to comply with the guidelines while officials said Twitter will lose its legal protection from penal action for third party content over the non-compliance.

HT reached out to the electronics and information technology ministry for comments but did not receive a response immediately. There was also no immediate response from Twitter.