Twitter has lost liability protection in India, government says

Re:Twitter has lost liability protection in India, governmen... by thoughty on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @08:20AM (#27747460)

I wanted to give a little context on how laws in India work. It has to be passed in the lower house (Lok Sabha) and the upper house (Rajya Sabha). While the ruling party (BJP) has majority in Lok Sabha is does not have so in Rajya Sabha. Also note that the members of the 2 houses are elected independently in different elections are at different times. For a Bill to become an Act, it has to pass in both houses and then be ratified by the President. The President and refuse and ask for re-evaluation if he disagrees. So for any bill to become an Act a lot of people across both the aisles (across parties) have to agree. I mention this because inevitably I expect someone to post that this is authoritarian policy (which it is not). While some may disagree a majority agree (including me).

edit: fixed typos.

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Re:Twitter has lost liability protection in India, governmen... by lovelearning on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @09:54AM (#27748565)

This is either misinformation or disinformation.

This set of new rules did not undergo legislative scrutiny at all. In fact, this is the main objection of multiple legal petitions about its constitutionality. Search for "IT rules 2021 ultra vires".

Two departments specifically advised the government that a new law was necessary. They were ignored. https://themorningcontext.com/chaos/did-pmo-get-its-way-on-i...

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Re:Twitter has lost liability protection in India, governmen... by wtmt on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @09:06AM (#27747982)

Have to disagree with your claims. It’s a gross oversimplification of how laws can be passed or enacted in India. Not all laws require both houses to pass them (the infamous Aadhaar Act was passed as a money bill, a case that’s still pending hearing in the Supreme Court — money bills passed by the Lok Sabha are out of the ambit of the Rajya Sabha to do anything impactful).

In this particular case, these are IT Rules that fall under an existing Act (the IT Act). It’s not a new law, which is a problem because these rules fall afoul of what’s allowed in the parent law.

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Re:Twitter has lost liability protection in India, governmen... by square_usual on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @08:33AM (#27747584)

The Government and its allies have a simple majority in the Rajya Sabha.

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Re:Twitter has lost liability protection in India, governmen... by news_user on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @09:59AM (#27748638)

Did the IT Rules 2021 go through the Parliament. I don't think so.

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