Union IT Minister RS Prasad after meeting WhatsApp CEO Chris Daniels:
“I had a very productive meeting. I complimented him for the extraordinary technological awakening that WhatsApp has led in the country, for education, healthcare, relief in Kerala. These are positive developments.
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“There are also very sinister developments, that provokes crime like mob lynching, revenge porn, and I told him you must find solutions to these challenges which are downright criminal violation of Indian laws.
“I suggested 3 points. 1: WhatsApp must have a grievance officer in India, 2nd: you must have a proper compliance of Indian laws.We won’t appreciate a scenario where any problem will have to be answered in America. And 3rd: WhatsApp has become an important component of India’s digital storage & must have a proper corporate entity located in India.
