DNA Explainer: Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram getting banned in India today? Here's all you need to know - Indian government had given a three-month window to social media companies like Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter and others to comply with new IT rules.
Why WhatsApp has sued Indian govt
WhatsApp says traceability forces private companies to turn over names of people who shared something even if they did not create it, but shared it out of concern, or sent it to check accuracy
Manoj Sharma | May 26, 2021 | Updated 13:54 IST
WhatsApp says one of the rules under social media guidelines is against its end-to-end encryption mode
Amid a major controversy over intermediary guidelines enforced by the Centre on tech giants like Facebook, Google, WhatsApp and Twitter, Facebook-led messaging giant, WhatsApp has opened another frontier by suing the Indian government over free speech and privacy protection issues.
Why Facebook, Twitter, Instagram could be banned in India from tomorrow?
If these social media platforms fail to accept govt guidelines, they risk losing status as social media platforms and protections as intermediaries. Government can also take action against them as per the law of the land for not following the rules
BusinessToday.In | May 25, 2021 | Updated 16:45 IST
Facebook has indicated that it ll comply with the IT rules but said it s committed to people s ability to freely and safely express themselves
Social media giants like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram may face ban in India if they fail to comply with the new intermediary guidelines for social media platforms. The three-month deadline given by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITy) to accept these guidelines ends today i.e. May 25 but none of the giants have so far accepted the new regulations. The rules will be effective from tomorrow despite these companies seeking a total six-mon
Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp have not yet accepted the Union government’s new IT rules and the deadline was today, May 25. What does this mean? Find out here.