House panel summons Twitter to discuss new IT rules, other issues on June 18

Amidst the ongoing tussle between the Central government and Twitter, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has summoned representatives of the micro-blogging site to appear before it on June 18. The panel has also called officials from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to present their version on the ongoing controversies.

“This will be a continuation of discussions with the social media groups. The panel will discuss the IT regulation rules and some of the recent developments, including the manipulated media controversy, the Twitter’s India officials being questioned by Delhi Police and the intermediary guidelines and their compliance,” said a source in Parliament.