Meta’s Safe Harbour Under Threat As Parliamentary Panel Seeks Zuckerberg’s Apology
Meta’s regulatory scrutiny in India has intensified after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology sought an “unqualified…
Meta is facing potential loss of its safe harbour protection in India after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology sought an apology from CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook video. The committee has warned that Meta's safe harbour protection under the Information Technology Act could be reconsidered.
The incident, which occurred due to a technical error, saw the video unavailable for nearly five to six hours before being restored by Meta. Parliamentary panel chairperson Nishikant Dubey stated that removing the Prime Minister’s video was beyond the role of an intermediary and suggested Zuckerberg must issue an apology within three days.
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