“WhatsApp sued the Indian government on Wednesday to stop what it said were oppressive new internet rules that would require it to make people’s messages “traceable” to outside parties for the first time” https://t.co/DDgAtQSuhf

— Fabio Chiusi (@fabiochiusi) May 26, 2021

You don't often see an internet company sue a foreign government, claiming that foreign government is breaking its own laws.

This year in India is a string of unprecedented internet faceoffs.https://t.co/8L8VIJ9NeP

— Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) May 26, 2021

Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code, framed under IT Act of Parliament of #India were notified on 25 Feb 2021. All foreign entities operating anywhere in the world have to comply with local sovereign laws.
Why did @WhatsApp wait till last minute to go to court? https://t.co/RHqSlGSDcs

— Kanchan Gupta (@KanchanGupta) May 26, 2021

and just yesterday, Indian police raided Twitter’s Delhi offices in a televised crackdown

now, as the new rules go into effect today, WhatsApp is suing to say that the govt’s emphasis on “traceability” is unconstitutional and will break e2e encryptionhttps://t.co/00tmJ5nFBN

— rat king (@MikeIsaac) May 26, 2021

Watsapp, an international Company is fighting our ‘elected’ govt. for our privacy rights.

Unfortunately still can’t expect the same support from most Indian institutions/companies/media. https://t.co/8v8c9wSlm7

— Shivani Chopra (@ShivaniChopra_) May 26, 2021

"WhatsApp Sues Indian Govt!"?

Identify "First Originator of Info" when authorities demands it, is against privacy rights, says WA

> You are worried 4 privacy of few ppl who create anti social contents

> Govt need to take care of safety of 130Cr Indianshttps://t.co/CDMhQWpstV

— Girish Alva (@girishalva) May 26, 2021

For the unwavering Team #Whatsappban, the new IT rules also mean saying goodbye to Signal and Telegram.

'Law of the land' doesn't mean dictatorial policies. The law has to work for you, not the other way around. https://t.co/N9vyfCvrnr

— Dhruv (@DhruvBhutani) May 26, 2021

Imagine how shit your stance on privacy has to be to invite a lawsuit from WhatsApp https://t.co/A7duQpms3Y

— Ishaan Chawdhary (@ChawdharyIshaan) May 26, 2021

lmao imagine getting sued by facebook for PRIVACY. we’ve truly fallen far. https://t.co/wadSS3njhC

— - (@agripasta) May 26, 2021

Dystopian times when Whatsapp is fighting for your privacy. https://t.co/zsl9Pa3HM7

— Kaustubh (@maaynaque) May 26, 2021

India's IT ministry just released a particularly salty statement about this. Among other things, it calls WhatsApp "foolhardy". https://t.co/EwCbCgf3Jd https://t.co/GGdILbEx4x

— ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@PranavDixit) May 26, 2021

Initial Statement : As per news reports Whatsapp has filed a petition in the High Court of Delhi to challenge Rule 4(2) which is the traceability requirement. We still await & IFF lawyers will study the complete petition to indicate any future action. 1/n https://t.co/Q5pncOdwPt

— Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) (@internetfreedom) May 26, 2021

Oh no Modi & Shah’s favourite disinformation weapon.... https://t.co/AUmFywsmuf

— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) May 26, 2021

WhatsApp came ready with their answers. Here’s a useful FAQ on traceability and why WhatsApp opposes it. https://t.co/2GmuvGFo95 pic.twitter.com/RVpgkfDQda

— JK (@JaskiratSB) May 26, 2021

Bold move by #WhatsApp. I only know of Yahoo having taken the govt to court after refusing to comply with an unlawful order under the pre-2008 amendment IT Act. Any other examples? #e2e #encryption #privacy #firstoriginator https://t.co/JnIofhb6ZB

— Pranesh Prakash (@pranesh) May 26, 2021

Strong statement by WhatsApp on its website as it sued India's government for new IT rules that would force it to break encryption: "[a] government that chooses to mandate traceability is effectively mandating a new form of mass surveillance." https://t.co/AvoUBfX8CU https://t.co/GGdILbEx4x

— ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@PranavDixit) May 26, 2021

Breaking news: the Indian government has sent this letter to social media platforms, asking them about compliance with IT Rules 2021, @GoI_MeitY has confirmed to @medianama .
Rule 7 states that significant social media platforms lose intermediary status if they are non compliant pic.twitter.com/cHmTMPaqBE

— Nikhil Pahwa (@nixxin) May 26, 2021

End-to-end encryption is vital to the privacy and security of the users. India’s Intermediary Guidelines puts this in danger and should be struck down. https://t.co/hHoVcBNnj1 pic.twitter.com/Ozw9h25Iel

— Kurt Opsahl (@kurtopsahl) May 26, 2021

WhatsApp says new rules violate Indian law because tracing individuals’ messages would violate their fundamental right to privacy. A government “that chooses to mandate traceability is effectively mandating a new form of mass surveillance,” WA says.

— Newley Purnell (@newley) May 26, 2021

“WhatsApp has filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel the California-based Facebook (FB.O) unit to break privacy protections, sources said.” https://t.co/PVSx1Tf90s

— Ieshan Wani (@Ieshan_W) May 26, 2021

? Govt Respects the Right of Privacy and has no intention to violate it when #WhatsApp is required to disclose the origin of a particular message

▶️ Right to Privacy is a Fundamental Right

Read Here: https://t.co/bU7zFNqR4R@GoI_MeitY @rsprasad @PIB_India @ddnews_guwahati pic.twitter.com/kMr5LhBRse

— PIB in Assam (@PIB_Guwahati) May 26, 2021