Must abide by Indian laws, Parliamentary panel to Twitter

Indian representatives of Twitter on Friday appeared before the parliamentary panel chaired by Congress' Shashi Tharoor to discuss the issue of its guidelines and the misuse of its platform.Twitter India's public policy manager Shagufta Kamran and legal counsel Ayushi Kapoor represented Twitter before the panel.During the meeting,according to sources,  the panel asked the company, if it follows the law of the land, to which a representative responded saying, "We follow our own policies," Twitter officials also said they respect Indian laws.

The members then reportedly told Twitter that law of the land is "supreme" and asked the company to abide by them. They also asked Twitter to explain why it should not be fined for 'violating' rule of land. During a nearly 95-minute deposition before the parliamentary panel, Twitter India officials faced difficult questions from MPs across party lines. Twitter said they stand prepared to work with the Committee on "safeguarding citizens' rights online in line with our principles of transparency, freedom of expression, and privacy." "We will also continue working alongside the Indian Government as part of our shared commitment to serve and protect the public conversation," said a Twitter spokesperson.