India expects Musk's Twitter to comply with new local rules - Reuters

NEW DELHI, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) volition not alteration India's anticipation that it indispensable comply with the country's existing and upcoming caller IT rules which volition beryllium published wrong days, a authorities curate told Reuters connected Friday.

Over the past 2 years, Indian authorities person asked Twitter to enactment connected contented specified arsenic accounts supportive of an autarkic Sikh state, posts alleged to person dispersed misinformation astir protests by farmers, and tweets captious of the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Our rules and laws for intermediaries stay the aforesaid careless of who owns the platforms," said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, India’s curate of authorities for electronics and accusation technology. "So, the anticipation of compliance with Indian laws and rules remains."

In July, Twitter had asked an Indian tribunal to overturn immoderate authorities orders to region contented from the platform.

Chandrasekhar said India’s amended IT rules would beryllium released connected Friday oregon Saturday aft months of consultation. He did not respond straight to a question astir the banning of individuals from Twitter, specified arsenic Bollywood histrion Kangana Ranaut.

Elon Musk took ownership of Twitter Inc connected Friday and the self-described escaped code absolutist has said his tendency is to spot the institution person less limits connected contented that tin beryllium posted connected the influential societal media platform.

Ranaut, an ardent protagonist of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had her Twitter relationship banned for violating its rules connected hateful behaviour and abusive behaviour erstwhile successful May past twelvemonth she urged Modi to edifice to gangster tactics to "tame" 1 of his governmental rivals.

The actress, who has won respective apical acting awards successful India, shared requests from users who appealed to Musk to reconstruct her Twitter account.

Ranaut and her squad did not instantly respond to a petition for remark connected Friday. She had responded to the prohibition past twelvemonth arsenic achromatic Americans trying to "enslave a brownish person".

Additional reporting by Tanvi Mehta. Editing by Gerry Doyle and Elaine Hardcastle

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