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Twitter Gets ‘One Last Notice’ from Government to Comply With New IT Rules

 Twitter Gets Government says the last notice to Twitter is a gesture of goodwill and failure to adhere will lead to consequences. HIGHLIGHTS Twitter has been warned by the government over new IT rules The platform is yet to appoint grievances officers in the country IT ministry brought its new regulations into place on May 2 Citing non-compliance of New Intermediary Guideline Rules by Twitter, the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Saturday sent a final communication to Twitter asking them to comply immediately with the requirements of the new guidelines failing which resultant consequences as enjoined in the law shall follow. A letter issued by the Ministry to the social media platform stated that the New Intermediary Guideline Rules have become effective from May 26. After expiry of three-month period given to social media intermediaries for compliance, Twitter is yet to appoint India based Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Contact Person, and Grievanc