Centre may drag Twitter into legal mire for failing to 'quickly comply' with requests: Report

If it does seek legal recourse, the Centre could lodge an FIR against Twitter under Section 69A (3) of the Information Technology Act February 09, 2021 / 01:51 PM IST Laidback compliance to the Centre’s request could land Twitter in a legal tangle.The Indian government has asked the microblogging site to delete around 1,400 handles for allegedly “instigating protests against the farm bills”, and if it fails to comply speedily may face legal action, a senior government official told The Economic Times.Moneycontrol could not independently verify the report.The source added, “The Centre wants to give the United States-based company some more time as it does not want to be seen as high-handed or vindictive.”If it does seek legal recourse, the Centre could lodge an FIR against Twitter under Section 69A (3) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which also allows the Centre to suspend the platform “in national interest or for public order.” The section was also used to ban over 200 Chinese apps last year.Follow our LIVE Updates on the Farmers’ Protest hereThe consideration comes after Twitter “was the only exception” and lagged on taking action based on requests from the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) while YouTube…
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