IT rules: Penalise Twitter for non-compliance, says Mohandas Pai

Information technology (IT) industry veteran T V Mohandas Pai on Wednesday urged the government to penalise Twitter for non-compliance with Intermediary Guidelines and alleged that the microblogging platform has become ideological, biased and is no longer neutral.

The government should enforce the Rule of Law and penalise Twitter for non-compliance, the former Chief Financial Officer of IT major Infosys said, adding, there is no need for the government to “request compliance”.

“Almost all companies have complied and there is nothing special about Twitter or any company. The sovereignty and laws of India are more important than any MNC,” Pai told PTI.