Twitter Inc. has also claimed that the claim of the petitioner in Delhi High Court should be rendered infructuous since he hasn’t made authors of those tweets as party respondents from whom he is aggrieved.
With social media giant WhatsApp legally challenging the new IT rules, which mandates message tracing, the stage is set for an unseemly battle which could affect its huge base of subscribers.
Singh has sought direction declaring Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 as unconstitutional and the same be struck down.
The Delhi High Court has sought response from the Centre over a petition challenging the new Information Technology (Guidelines for intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021.