Government sends notice to Twitter on restoring suspended accounts

The government may take the unprecedented step of filing a first information report (FIR) against Twitter if it doesn’t comply with directions to block accounts and tweets that threaten law and order, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

In India, the Information Technology Act, 2000, as amended from time to time, governs all activities related to the use of computer resources.

It covers all ‘intermediaries’ who play a role in the use of computer resources and electronic records.

The term ‘intermediaries’ includes providers of telecom service, network service, Internet service and web hosting, besides search engines, online payment and auction sites, online marketplaces and cyber cafes.

It includes any person who, on behalf of another, “receives, stores or transmits” any electronic record. Social media platforms would fall under this definition.