In the process of appointing interim resident grievance officer by July 11: Twitter tells Delhi High Court

Social networking big Twitter on Thursday advised the Delhi High Court that it’s within the course of of creating a suggestion for the appointment of an interim Resident Grievance Officer, who can be a third-party contractor, on or earlier than July 11, when it additionally plans to launch its month-to-month compliance report for the interval of Could 26 to June 25.

In a submission to the courtroom, the corporate additionally stated that it has appointed an interim Chief Compliance Officer on July 6, and is trying to appoint a Nodal Contact Particular person on an interim foundation inside the subsequent two weeks, because it appears to develop into compliant with the brand new Middleman Pointers which got here into impact on Could 26. ET has reviewed the affidavit.

Additional, Twitter stated that it has publicly posted job openings for all three roles and can endeavour to formally fill all three positions with its personal workers inside the subsequent eight weeks, aside from being within the strategy of establishing a liaison workplace in India that would be the firm’s everlasting tackle right here.

The micro-blogging platform, nonetheless, added that whereas it’s trying to adjust to the brand new IT Rules, 2021, it “reserves its proper to problem the legality, validity, and vires of the Guidelines” and that its submissions concerning compliances are filed “with out prejudice” to its proper to problem the principles.

Twitter’s submissions to the courtroom come because the courtroom on Tuesday advised the federal government that it was “free to take any motion” in opposition to the corporate for not complying with the IT guidelines, ruling out the potential of providing any judicial safety to Twitter.

A single decide bench of Justice Rekha Palli had given the corporate time until Thursday to submit its response on when the corporate would fill the important thing vacant positions, and in addition on its intent to adjust to the principles.

The matter is because of be heard afterward Thursday.

Twitter in its submission additionally stated that it has communicated the appointment of its interim chief compliance officer to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and has made obtainable an interim bodily contact tackle in Bengaluru.

The federal government had on Monday advised the courtroom that Twitter has misplaced its immunity granted to intermediaries below the IT Act, 2000 for failing to adjust to the brand new Middleman Pointers, regardless of giving all ‘important social media intermediaries’ three months to adjust to the brand new guidelines.

Within the courtroom on Tuesday, the senior counsel representing the federal government stated it had been an additional 42 days of non-compliance by Twitter after the passing of the deadline, and the corporate was but to totally adjust to the principles.