As the central government’s deadline for compliance with the new rules featuring a code of ethics and three-tier grievance redressal framework ends today. Facebook has said that it ‘aims to comply’ with the government's new IT rules 2021 but the company also indicated that it would discuss ‘issues which need more engagement’.
A Facebook spokesperson issued a statement and said, “We aim to comply with the provisions of the IT rules and continue to discuss a few of the issues which need more engagement with the government.”
He further said, “Pursuant to the IT Rules, we are working to implement operational processes and improve efficiencies. Facebook remains committed to people’s ability to freely and safely express themselves on our platform.”
As per the government sources, if the companies fail to work according to the rules, they could be blocked or may face criminal actions.
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The deadline to comply with the new legal rules meant for big social media platforms, which were issued by the government three months ago, is ending on Tuesday, threatening the access of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram in India.
The government's rule will come into effect after two days. Earlier this year, on February 25 the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) had given a three-month deadline to all social media and OTT platforms to comply with the new IT Rules 2021. This three-month deadline would come to end on May 25.
The sources said, “Though they claim the protection of being an intermediary they exercise their discretion to also modify and adjudicate upon the content through their own norms without any reference to Indian Constitution and laws.”