Delhi high court expresses displeasure over non-compliance of IT rules by Twitter

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court Wednesday expressed displeasure over Twitter Inc appointing a “contingent worker” as chief compliance officer (CCO) and said the microblogging platform was non-compliant with the new Information Technology (IT) rules.

Justice Rekha Palli noted that while the rules mandated appointment of a key managerial person or a senior employee as CCO, Twitter disclosed in its affidavit that it had appointed a “contingent worker” through a third party contractor.

“He (CCO) is categorical (in his affidavit) that he is not an employee. This itself is in the teeth of the rule. There has to be some seriousness about the rule. Some sanctity has to be given,” the court remarked.