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Issuing a notice to all "Significant Social Media Intermediaries", the government asked the companies to provide the scope of its services, details of Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Contact Person, Resident Grievance Officer and physical contact address in India.
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Wednesday asked the social media firms, including Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp, to share details of the compliance of the new IT guidelines as soon as possible.
Issuing a notice to all "Significant Social Media Intermediaries", the government asked the companies to provide the scope of its services, details of Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Contact Person, Resident Grievance Officer and physical contact address in India.
In its note, the IT Ministry asked the platforms to give information on the status of compliance and stressed - "Please confirm and share your response ASAP and preferably today itself."
Additional due diligence required from large social media companies has come into effect from today, the IT Ministry added.
WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter were given three months to comply with the new digital rules that require them to appoint a compliance officer in India, set up a grievance response mechanism and take down content within 36 hours of a legal order.
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