Akshata Sharma
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Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta and WhatsApp have not informed the government of any plans to shut down its services in India, I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
"Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has shared that WhatsApp or Meta has not informed the government about any such plans," Vaishnaw told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
The reply comes after Congress member Vivek Tankha had asked whether WhatsApp was planning to shut its services in India due to the government's directives to share user details.
In late April this year, WhatsApp warned the Delhi High Court that it would cease operations in India if required to compromise its encryption, stating this would violate user privacy.
The company had challenged the newly amended IT Rules, contending that they violate the right to privacy and were unconstitutional.
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