Govt asks large social media cos to report status of compliance with new IT rules immediately

The government on Wednesday asked large social media platforms to immediately report their status of compliance with the new digital rules. In a note to ‘significant social media intermediaries’, the IT Ministry said the additional due diligence required from such large digital platforms has come into effect from Wednesday. The ministry has sought details and contact information of Chief Compliance Officer, Resident Grievance Officer and Nodal Contact Person who have been appointed by digital platforms under the new social media rules, as per the note seen by PTI.

“As you including your parent company or any other subsidiary, provide a variety of services in India some of which falls within the definition of SSMIs (significant social media intermediaries) in the context of the IT Act and the aforesaid Rules.