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脸书、WhatsApp和推特可能在两天内失去“中介”标签

重要的社交媒体中介机构有三个月的时间来遵守新规定,截止日期为5月26日,但消息人士称,到目前为止,没有一家顶级平台遵守新规定。

社交媒体平台脸谱网,Whatsapp,推特面临着失去地位和保护的风险中介机构并可能会被追究刑事责任,如果他们不遵守它的规则官方消息人士告诉《印度经济时报》,这些新规定是在2月份通知的,从周三开始生效。重要的社交媒体中介机构有三个月的时间来遵守新规定,截止日期为5月26日,但消息人士称,到目前为止,没有一家顶级平台遵守新规定。

如果他们失去了作为中间人的豁免权,根据印度刑法,他们将与发布此类内容的人对任何非法内容(如淫秽图片或模仿)承担同等责任。新规定的首要要求是任命常驻申诉官、首席合规官和节点联系人,并在其网站上公布他们的详细信息和实际联系地址。这些规则还规定了消息发送者的可追溯性,并规定用户可以自愿进行验证,以确定其身份。

这些平台还每月提供报告,说明有多少人提出了申诉并得到了解决。消息人士称,这些平台寻求更多时间(最多6个月)来提供合规服务,但政府不愿给予任何延期。这些平台一直在为自己辩护,称它们正在等待公司美国总部的指示。

古永锵提前遵守了新的中介规范

政府将500万注册用户作为定义“重要社交媒体中介”的门槛,根据新的IT规则,它必须遵守额外的义务和合规,以打击滥用社交媒体平台。

“他们在印度做生意,收入不错,但申诉将不得不等待美国的指示。像推特这样的平台有自己的事实核查员,他们的名字既不公开,也不透明,他们是如何被选中的,他们的地位是什么,”这位官员说。

除了一家印度社交媒体公司在美国,没有一家重要的社交媒体中介机构任命了这些官员。“值得注意的是,为何任命三个人,即常驻申诉主任、首席合规主任和节点联络人,需要超过三个月的时间?”社交媒体的受害者遭受了虐待,因为在没有任何公开信息的情况下,他们不知道在社交媒体上该向谁求助。”

推特、脸书和Whatsapp没有立即回应ET的置评请求。

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Top social media<\/a> platforms like Facebook<\/a>, Whatsapp<\/a>, and Twitter<\/a> are at the risk of losing their status and protections as \"intermediaries<\/a>\" and may become liable for criminal action, if they do not comply with the IT Rules<\/a> which were notified in February and come into effect from Wednesday, official sources told ET. Significant social media intermediaries were given three months time to comply with the new rules -- a deadline which expires on May 26 -- but sources said that none of the top platforms has complied till date.

If they lose their immunity as intermediaries, they will be equally responsible for any unlawful content (say obscene pictures or impersonation) as the person posting such content under the Indian Penal Code. The top requirements under the new rules were to appoint Resident Grievance Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Nodal Contact Person and publish their details on their website along with a physical contact address. The rules had also mandated traceability of the originator of messages along with provision for voluntary verification to users as a means to establish their identity.

The platforms were to also furnish monthly reports as to how many grievances were filed and settled. Sources said that the platforms sought more time -- up to six months -- for furnishing compliance but the government is unwilling to give any extension. In their defence, platforms have been saying that they are awaiting instructions from their company headquarters in the US.
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Complied with new intermediary norms ahead of time: Koo<\/a><\/h2>

The government had set 50 lakh registered users as the threshold for defining 'significant social media intermediary', which will have to adhere to additional obligations and compliance under the new IT rules that seek to crack down on misuse of social media platforms.<\/p><\/div>