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Users on all the platforms especially on Twitter were burning the midnight oil to find out if the platform will get banned.
There was a lot of anxiety amongst people to find out what can happen next as there was no official news declared by the apps or the Indian government.
Taking about the Tik Tok ban in India by the current Indian Government on June 29th 2020. The social media users were expecting the same for the others apps too because as directed by the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules social media platforms were required to comply with the guidelines and as we know non of the apps agreed to comply with the new policies.
The future remains uncertain for companies that are yet to comply with the Indian government's norms. Several social media users were worried that Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms might be banned in India from May 26, after media reports suggested that it was a possibility.
However, the apps and websites are 'still running', and neither the companies nor the government has said the platforms would be blocked. Major corporations such as Facebook, Google, Twitter have not yet complied with the guidelines.
Here are some aspects of the new policies:
•Significant social media firms (the definition of significant will be clarified soon) have to appoint a chief compliance officer and have a nodal contact person who can be in touch with law enforcement agencies 24/7.
•Social media firms should not host or store and must take down content prohibited in the context of India's sovereignty, integrity, defamation and incitement to offence.
•If some content is deemed offensive by a court or government, social media firms have to pull it out within 36 hours; 24, if it is sexually offensive content.