Will follow new IT rules: Facebook, Google to parliamentary panel

The parliamentary panel on information technology on Tuesday quizzed officials from Google and Facebook about the implementation of the new social media and intermediary guidelines, with the social media companies telling the committee that they were willing to comply with the rules, people familiar with the matter said.

“Both companies said they are willing to comply with the new guidelines and have appointed the requisite officers,” a person aware of the developments said. The new guidelines mandate that the social media firms appoint a compliance officer, liable for non-observance of rules, a grievance redressal officer and a nodal officer. Google and Facebook have both said they have complied with the guidelines.