Representatives of social media platforms like Google, Meta appear before parliamentary panel on IT
A parliamentary panel convened a meeting with social media platforms to address regulatory matters, which was also attended by government officials. This comes in the wake of Meta’s temporary restriction on Prime Minister Modi's Facebook post, leading to the ministry's scrutiny over the explanation provided by Meta. Discussions highlighted concerns regarding the influence of social media on…
The National Child Protection Commission (NCPCR) will investigate alleged violations of rules concerning sexual content on Meta, following concerns raised in a BBC Eye report. Meta had responded to the allegations last week. The NHRC has also ordered the Delhi Police to probe similar advertisements on Instagram.
Meta executives are set to meet government representatives on August 5 and 6 to discuss legal and compliance issues, synthetically generated content, and safeguards for content takedowns involving prominent personalities. This meeting follows a recent incident where a video posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook was briefly removed due to a technical error.
The meetings were requested by the government after the incident, and Meta has agreed to send its senior-most representatives to explain the circumstances. The discussions will cover issues related to India's law, compliance, and content takedowns related to prominent personalities.
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