New Delhi: Twitter has appointed Shahin Komath as its permanent nodal contact person, it was the mandate under the new IT Rules which was yet unfulfilled by the company.
Shahin Komath is a former executive with ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant behind TikTok. Komath has experience of working with law enforcement in India as he was the nodal and grievance officer at ByteDance.
He was responsible for handling law enforcement requests from South East Asia for the Chinese company. Twitter informs Delhi High Court it has complied with new IT rules, by appointing as a permanent Nodal Contact Officer.
Komath is fully capable of performing the functions of the Nodal Contact Person as contemplated under Rule 4(1)(b),” Twitter said in its affidavit submitted to the court.
Under the IT Rules, significant social media intermediaries such as Twitter, which have more than 5 million Indian users, are required to appoint a nodal officer who is supposed to communicate with law enforcement and offer 24×7 coordination for investigative purpose
He has also worked as the grievance officer for the now banned Helo short video app. However, it is worth mentioning that companies are not required to make public the names of their chief compliance and nodal officers.
