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The data shared by the Minister of State for Electronics and IT shows that 94 directions to block content were issued to YouTube between December 2021 and April 2022, 5 to Twitter, and 3 each to Facebook and Instagram.
The Centre said that Twitter has provided the names of the personnel appointed along with their respective positions, date of employment and contracts.
Twitter had also disclosed in their affidavit that they had appointed the contingent worker through third party contractors.
The comments from Ravi Shankar Prasad came as the troubles with Twitter grew when they appointed Jeremy Kessel, Global Legal Policy Director, as the grievance offer for India to follow the new rules.
Jazzy B is a regular supporter of the farmers' protests on Twitter.
The new IT rules require companies like Google to hire Indian citizens in key compliance roles, respond to legal information requests within 36 hours.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that a free and open internet is “foundational” and that India has long traditions of that.