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Twitter India’s Interim Grievance Officer Steps Down Days After Appointment

NEW DELHI — U.S. microblogging platform Twitter’s interim Resident Grievance Officer for India stepped down from his role on June 27 amid escalating tensions between the government and the company on compliance with the new I.T. Rules. Earlier this month, Twitter lost its status as a social media intermediary due to non-compliance with the rules, potentially opening it up to lawsuits for […]

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