Delhi: Meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information & Technology begins; representatives of Twitter also present at the meeting
At the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information & Technology, in response to the question -- if Twitter India follows the law or the land, a Twitter representative said, "We follow our own policies": Sources
Parliamentary Standing Committee members asked Twitter representatives appearing before it to submit in writing, "How are you placed in Twitter India and how much executive authority you have in terms of taking important policy decisions": Sources
“We appreciate opportunity to share our views before Standing Committee on IT. Twitter stands prepared to work with the Committee on important work of safeguarding citizens' rights online in line with our principles of transparency, freedom of expression, & privacy: Twitter Spox
We will also continue working alongside the Indian Government as part of our shared commitment to serve and protect the public conversation: Twitter spokesperson
Twitter India was asked by members of Standing Committee that why it shouldn't be fined when it violated Indian laws. Twitter replied that it's following rules &had appointed an interim chief compliance officer. The Committee pointed that Twitter had been fined in Ireland earlier
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