Twitter says it has appointed officials to comply with India’s IT rules

Twitter Inc. told an Indian court it has appointed permanent executives to comply with the nation’s rules, a move that could ease tension between the social media giant and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

The U.S.-based company appointed a Chief Compliance Officer-cum-Grievance Officer and a nodal officer as required under India’s new information technology rules, Twitter’s lawyer Sajan Poovayya told the Delhi High court at a hearing Friday.

Twitter’s statement comes a week after the court said it was in “total non-compliance” with the new rules, putting the company at risk of losing legal immunity from prosecution for content posted by users on social platforms.