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Twitter Inc Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that it has appointed an interim chief compliance officer, who is a resident of India, and said it will make an endeavour to fill the regular position within eight weeks as per the new IT Rules.

The microblogging platform said it has appointed an interim chief compliance officer (CCO) with effect from July 6 and a message&nbsp;has also been addressed to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY). 
Twitter filed an affidavit in this regard in compliance with the court's July 6 order.

Justice Rekha Palli is scheduled to shortly take up the petition claiming non-compliance with the Centre's new IT rules by the microblogging platform.

The affidavit said "Twitter has posted publicly a job announcement for a CCO as a direct employee and is accepting applications at this time. Twitter will endeavour in good faith to make an offer of employment to a qualified candidate to fill this position within 8 weeks."

It said Twitter is in the process of making an appointment to an Indian resident as its interim resident grievance officer (RGO) and expects to do so on or before July 11 and the details will be updated on its "Help Page"&nbsp;as soon as possible.

"In the meantime, the duties of the RGO are being performed by the grievance officer?"&nbsp;and will continue to do so until the appointment,"&nbsp;it said.

It said it is also in the process of appointing a nodal contact officer on an interim basis within two weeks and on a regular basis in eight weeks.

"While Twitter is striving to comply with the 2021 rules, Twitter reserves its right to challenge the legality, validity, and vires of the rules, and Twitter's submissions regarding compliance are filed without prejudice to its right to challenge the rules,"&nbsp;the affidavit said.

It added that the platform will file its first compliance report covering the period May 26 to June 25, 2021, not later than on July 11, in consistency with the 2021 rules.

Twitter also gave an interim physical contact address in Bangalore and stated that it is in the process of setting up a liaison office here which will be its permanent physical contact address.

The court had on July 6 asked Twitter to inform it by July 8 as to when it will appoint a resident grievance officer (RGO) in compliance with the new IT rules after the microblogging platform submitted that it was in the process of doing so.

The court had taken exception to the fact the court was not informed that the earlier appointment of the RGO was only on interim basis and he has already resigned.

Senior advocate Sajan Poovayya, representing Twitter, had said through Twitter was in process of making the appointment, it was true that as on date there is no chief compliance officer, RGO and nodal contact person.

Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, representing the Centre, had said the rules were notified on February 25 and three-month window was given to the intermediaries to comply with the rules, which has expired on May 25.

"We are on July 6. It is a 42-day complete non-compliance. They are most welcome to do business in India. But this attitude is cock a snook at the digital sovereignty of this country,"&nbsp;he had argued.

The judge had said, "I have already told them they have to comply with the rules. I am not giving them any protection. If they are in defiance, you are free to take action. I have already made it clear if they want to work, they have to follow rules."

The court had noted that on May 31, Twitter's counsel on instructions had submitted that in compliance with the Information technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, it has already appointed a RGO on May 28.

The Centre had said in its affidavit that Twitter Inc has failed to comply with India's new IT Rules, which could lead to its losing immunity conferred under the IT Act.

It had said as per the details obtained from Twitter's website or mobile application, as an interim, the grievances from India are being handled by the platform's official located in the US which amounts to non-compliance with the IT Rules, 2021.

The affidavit had said that Twitter has failed to comply with the IT Rules, 2021 as on July 1 for the following reasons -- chief compliance officer has not been appointed; the positions of RGO and nodal contact person are vacant, and the physical contact address, which was shown to be there on May 29, is not available again on Twitter website.

Petitioner-lawyer Amit Acharya said in his plea that he came to know about the alleged non-compliance when he tried to lodge a complaint against a couple of tweets.

Twitter Inc Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that it has appointed an interim chief compliance officer, who is a resident of India, and said it will make an endeavour to fill the regular position within eight weeks as per the new IT Rules.

Twitter Inc Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that it has appointed an interim chief compliance officer, who is a resident of India, and said it will make an endeavour to fill the regular position within eight weeks as per the new IT Rules. The microblogging platform said it has appointed an interim chief compliance officer (CCO) with effect from July 6 and a message has also been addressed to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY). Twitter filed an affidavit in this regard in compliance with the court's July 6 order. Justice Rekha Palli is scheduled to shortly take up the petition claiming non-compliance with the Centre's new IT rules by the microblogging platform. The affidavit said "Twitter has posted publicly a job announcement for a CCO as a direct employee and is accepting applications at this time. Twitter will endeavour in good faith to make an offer of employment to a qualified candidate to fill this position within 8 weeks." It said Twitter is in the process of making an appointment to an Indian resident as its interim resident grievance officer (RGO) and expects to do so on or before July 11 and the details will be updated on its "Help Page" as soon as possible. "In the meantime, the duties of the RGO are being performed by the grievance officer?" and will continue to do so until the appointment," it said. It said it is also in the process of appointing a nodal contact officer on an interim basis within two weeks and on a regular basis in eight weeks. "While Twitter is striving to comply with the 2021 rules, Twitter reserves its right to challenge the legality, validity, and vires of the rules, and Twitter's submissions regarding compliance are filed without prejudice to its right to challenge the rules," the affidavit said. It added that the platform will file its first compliance report covering the period May 26 to June 25, 2021, not later than on July 11, in consistency with the 2021 rules. Twitter also gave an interim physical contact address in Bangalore and stated that it is in the process of setting up a liaison office here which will be its permanent physical contact address. The court had on July 6 asked Twitter to inform it by July 8 as to when it will appoint a resident grievance officer (RGO) in compliance with the new IT rules after the microblogging platform submitted that it was in the process of doing so. The court had taken exception to the fact the court was not informed that the earlier appointment of the RGO was only on interim basis and he has already resigned. Senior advocate Sajan Poovayya, representing Twitter, had said through Twitter was in process of making the appointment, it was true that as on date there is no chief compliance officer, RGO and nodal contact person. Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, representing the Centre, had said the rules were notified on February 25 and three-month window was given to the intermediaries to comply with the rules, which has expired on May 25. "We are on July 6. It is a 42-day complete non-compliance. They are most welcome to do business in India. But this attitude is cock a snook at the digital sovereignty of this country," he had argued. The judge had said, "I have already told them they have to comply with the rules. I am not giving them any protection. If they are in defiance, you are free to take action. I have already made it clear if they want to work, they have to follow rules." The court had noted that on May 31, Twitter's counsel on instructions had submitted that in compliance with the Information technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, it has already appointed a RGO on May 28. The Centre had said in its affidavit that Twitter Inc has failed to comply with India's new IT Rules, which could lead to its losing immunity conferred under the IT Act. It had said as per the details obtained from Twitter's website or mobile application, as an interim, the grievances from India are being handled by the platform's official located in the US which amounts to non-compliance with the IT Rules, 2021. The affidavit had said that Twitter has failed to comply with the IT Rules, 2021 as on July 1 for the following reasons -- chief compliance officer has not been appointed; the positions of RGO and nodal contact person are vacant, and the physical contact address, which was shown to be there on May 29, is not available again on Twitter website. Petitioner-lawyer Amit Acharya said in his plea that he came to know about the alleged non-compliance when he tried to lodge a complaint against a couple of tweets.

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Twitter has&nbsp;shown Jammu &amp; Kashmir as a separate territory from India.

It is not the first time the social media network has violated the territorial integrity of India. In November last year, the government of India had issued a notice to Twitter and threatened legal action after Twitter showed the Union Territory of Leh as part of China.

The social networking giant had to tender a written apology back then.&nbsp;

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Twitter's&nbsp;latest move comes in the backdrop of its face-off with the Indian government over the new IT rules. The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the new IT rules which require compliance by social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to combat online abuse, misinformation and child pornography.&nbsp;

According to the amended rules, social media and streaming companies will be required to take down contentious content quicker, appoint grievance redressal officers and assist in investigations.

India abolished Article 370 and the special status to J&amp;K in August 2019 to fully integrate it with the rest of the country. J&amp;K was divided into two Union territories of Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh to aid social development in the region.

Twitter, however, has once again violated India's sovereignty by showing J&amp;K as a separate territory. It has even shown the Ladakh region as part of China, a country in which Twitter remains banned.

Twitter has shown Jammu & Kashmir as a separate territory from India. It is not the first time the social media network has violated the territorial integrity of India.

Twitter has shown Jammu & Kashmir as a separate territory from India. It is not the first time the social media network has violated the territorial integrity of India. In November last year, the government of India had issued a notice to Twitter and threatened legal action after Twitter showed the Union Territory of Leh as part of China. The social networking giant had to tender a written apology back then. Watch: Twitter's latest move comes in the backdrop of its face-off with the Indian government over the new IT rules. The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the new IT rules which require compliance by social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to combat online abuse, misinformation and child pornography. According to the amended rules, social media and streaming companies will be required to take down contentious content quicker, appoint grievance redressal officers and assist in investigations. India abolished Article 370 and the special status to J&K in August 2019 to fully integrate it with the rest of the country. J&K was divided into two Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to aid social development in the region. Twitter, however, has once again violated India's sovereignty by showing J&K as a separate territory. It has even shown the Ladakh region as part of China, a country in which Twitter remains banned.

Twitter shows J&K as separate territory from India

India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information technology came out hard on Twitter on Friday&nbsp;asking the social media platform to follow the law of the land instead of dilly-dallying. The social media platform has not fully implemented the new IT rules that were announced in February.

The Parliamentary panel comprising of 21 MPs from Lok Sabha, and 10 from Rajya Sabha is led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. Sources said the MPs&nbsp;cutting across party lines were "unanimous" in their call asking Twitter to comply with the new IT rules.

Today’s meeting of the committee was attended by Congress MP Dr&nbsp;Shashi Tharoor, along with MP Mahua Moitra from TMC, Nishikant Dubey and Rajyavardhan Rathor from the BJP among others.

Twitter representatives were seen as vague when the committee asked whether their company rules are important or the laws of India are important and tried to equate them. Sources pointed out that this was "not viewed positively" by the committee which "firmly told Twitter to follow the Indian laws."

The development comes even as Twitter has lost its intermediary status in the country over non-compliance of IT rules. This means it will be liable for third-party&nbsp;content or tweets on its platform.

The meet started at 4 pm(IST) at the committee room, Parliament house annexe.

The main agenda&nbsp;which was listed for the meet was to hear the views of representatives of Twitter on the subject "safeguarding citizens rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space".

India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information technology came out hard on Twitter on Friday asking the social media platform to follow the law of the land instead of dilly-dallying.

India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information technology came out hard on Twitter on Friday asking the social media platform to follow the law of the land instead of dilly-dallying. The social media platform has not fully implemented the new IT rules that were announced in February. The Parliamentary panel comprising of 21 MPs from Lok Sabha, and 10 from Rajya Sabha is led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. Sources said the MPs cutting across party lines were "unanimous" in their call asking Twitter to comply with the new IT rules. Today’s meeting of the committee was attended by Congress MP Dr Shashi Tharoor, along with MP Mahua Moitra from TMC, Nishikant Dubey and Rajyavardhan Rathor from the BJP among others. Twitter representatives were seen as vague when the committee asked whether their company rules are important or the laws of India are important and tried to equate them. Sources pointed out that this was "not viewed positively" by the committee which "firmly told Twitter to follow the Indian laws." The development comes even as Twitter has lost its intermediary status in the country over non-compliance of IT rules. This means it will be liable for third-party content or tweets on its platform. The meet started at 4 pm(IST) at the committee room, Parliament house annexe. The main agenda which was listed for the meet was to hear the views of representatives of Twitter on the subject "safeguarding citizens rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space".

Follow law of the land, Parliamentary panel tells Twitter

After pausing for a week, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/technology/twitter-testing-ads-on-fleets-to-catch-up-to-snap-facebook-388844">Twitter</a> announced it has resumed the process of accepting users’ requests for verification of their personal data.

The verification process had restarted on May 20 after over&nbsp;four years.

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We’re rolling in verification requests. So we gotta hit pause on accepting any more for now while we review the ones that have been submitted. 
 
We’ll reopen requests soon! (we pinky swear)
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The verification is open in various categories namely: companies, brands, government, organizations, news outlets and journalists, sports and gaming, entertainment, activists, organisers and other influential individuals.

The micro-blogging site plans to expand the list further later in the year.

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Requests are open! Sorry about that pause –– now you can get back to your quest for a blue badge.
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How to get your profile verified to get the blue badge:

Go to: &nbsp;Settings and privacy&gt;&gt; Account&gt;&gt; Verification request on the Twitter app

or Settings&gt;&gt; Your account&gt;&gt; Account information&gt;&gt; Request Verification on the Twitter website.

There are specific rules a user has to keep in mind including strict privacy and authenticity policies. Twitter says the account should be "authentic, notable, and active".

According to the social media site, a user can choose three methods for verification namely through an official website, ID verification and official email address.

For news organizations and journalists, Twitter clearly states that they must adhere to "recognised professional standards for journalism such as those laid out by the Society of Professional Journalists, Independent Press Standards Organization, and International Federation of Journalists."

The profile verification process was suspended by the San Francisco-based company four years ago after it said it was being confused as an endorsement.

(With inputs from Agencies)

After pausing for a week, Twitter announced it has resumed the process of accepting users’ requests for verification of their personal data. The verification process had restarted on May 20 after over four years.

After pausing for a week, Twitter announced it has resumed the process of accepting users’ requests for verification of their personal data. The verification process had restarted on May 20 after over four years. We’re rolling in verification requests. So we gotta hit pause on accepting any more for now while we review the ones that have been submitted. We’ll reopen requests soon! (we pinky swear) — Twitter Verified (@verified) May 28, 2021 × The verification is open in various categories namely: companies, brands, government, organizations, news outlets and journalists, sports and gaming, entertainment, activists, organisers and other influential individuals. The micro-blogging site plans to expand the list further later in the year. Requests are open! Sorry about that pause –– now you can get back to your quest for a blue badge. — Twitter Verified (@verified) June 1, 2021 × How to get your profile verified to get the blue badge: Go to: Settings and privacy>> Account>> Verification request on the Twitter app or Settings>> Your account>> Account information>> Request Verification on the Twitter website. There are specific rules a user has to keep in mind including strict privacy and authenticity policies. Twitter says the account should be "authentic, notable, and active". According to the social media site, a user can choose three methods for verification namely through an official website, ID verification and official email address. For news organizations and journalists, Twitter clearly states that they must adhere to "recognised professional standards for journalism such as those laid out by the Society of Professional Journalists, Independent Press Standards Organization, and International Federation of Journalists." The profile verification process was suspended by the San Francisco-based company four years ago after it said it was being confused as an endorsement. (With inputs from Agencies)

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Twitter's top boss Jack Dorsey recently listed the first-ever Tweet on the platform for sale. The Tweet, posted by Dorsey himself, said the following - ''just setting up my twttr'' and is being sold as a unique digital signature on a website that sells Tweets as "non-fungible tokens" (NFTs).

Dorsey pushed out the Tweet in March, 2006. Reuters reported that by Friday, he had received offers going as high as $88,888.88 just minutes after Dorsey posted a link of the listing, which was posted on a tweets marketplace called "Valuables by Cent".

Based on old offers already in place, many believe that the tweet was put up for sale in December 2020, with the listing gaining traction on Friday after Dorsey tweeted about the same.

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NFTs are digital files that basically serve as digital signatures to ascertain ownership of pictures, videos, and other media on the web. The 15-year-old tweet by Dorsey is one of the platform's most famous tweets ever, and could attract high prices by bidders. On Saturday, the highest bid stood at $100,000.

Valuables by Cent was launched three months ago and compares buying tweets to buying an autographed baseball card.

"There is only one unique signed version of the tweet, and if the creator agrees to sell, you can own it forever", the company was cited as saying by Reuters.

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After buying the tweet, the bidder receives an autographed digital certificate which is signed using cryptography, and also includes metadata of the original tweet, the company claims on its website.

Regardless of who the Tweet is sold to, it will continue to appear on the website.

Twitter's top boss Jack Dorsey recently listed the first-ever Tweet on the platform for sale. The Tweet, posted by Dorsey himself, said the following - ''just setting up my twttr'' and is being sold as a unique digital signature on a website that sells Tweets as "non-fungible tokens" (NFTs).

Twitter's top boss Jack Dorsey recently listed the first-ever Tweet on the platform for sale. The Tweet, posted by Dorsey himself, said the following - ''just setting up my twttr'' and is being sold as a unique digital signature on a website that sells Tweets as "non-fungible tokens" (NFTs). Dorsey pushed out the Tweet in March, 2006. Reuters reported that by Friday, he had received offers going as high as $88,888.88 just minutes after Dorsey posted a link of the listing, which was posted on a tweets marketplace called "Valuables by Cent". Based on old offers already in place, many believe that the tweet was put up for sale in December 2020, with the listing gaining traction on Friday after Dorsey tweeted about the same. Also read: Twitter deploys human monitors to strike down coronavirus vaccine misinformation NFTs are digital files that basically serve as digital signatures to ascertain ownership of pictures, videos, and other media on the web. The 15-year-old tweet by Dorsey is one of the platform's most famous tweets ever, and could attract high prices by bidders. On Saturday, the highest bid stood at $100,000. Valuables by Cent was launched three months ago and compares buying tweets to buying an autographed baseball card. "There is only one unique signed version of the tweet, and if the creator agrees to sell, you can own it forever", the company was cited as saying by Reuters. Also read: Russia accuses Twitter of breaking law by failing to delete content After buying the tweet, the bidder receives an autographed digital certificate which is signed using cryptography, and also includes metadata of the original tweet, the company claims on its website. Regardless of who the Tweet is sold to, it will continue to appear on the website.

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