Twitter asks govt for one more week to comply with new IT guidelines

Move follows 'one last notice' to adhere from Meity, issued four days ago

Four days after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology gave Twitter "one last notice" to comply with the newly notified Information Technology Rules, 2021, Twitter said it was making every effort to comply with the new guidelines and will provide the details of its Chief Compliance Officer within a week.  

“We understand the importance of these regulations and have endeavored in good faith to comply with the Guidelines, including with respect to hiring personnel in India,” the US-headquartered firm has said in its reply.

MeitY had said on May 28 that significant social media intermediaries, or those with over