Will Facebook, Twitter Be Blocked In 2 Days? Centre Sends Notice

On February 25, the Electronics & Information Technology ministry gave a three-month deadline to social media platforms to comply with the new rules.

Social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have been put on notice by the Centre with a warning regarding their failure to comply to a set of new rules that come into effect from May 26, the privacy rules, government sources have said. On February 25, the Electronics & Information Technology ministry gave a three-month deadline to social media platforms to comply with the new rules. The rules include appointment of compliance officials, giving their name and contact address in India, complaint resolution, monitoring of objectionable content, compliance report and removal of objectionable content.