{
  "id": 1674869,
  "title": "Neither govt nor police requested Meta to remove news posts, says Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/neither-govt-nor-police-requested-meta-to-remove-news-posts-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T08:44:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/neither-govt-nor-police-requested-meta-to-remove-news-posts-says-keralam-home-minister-ramesh-chennithala/article71359592.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kerala's Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala stated that neither the government nor police requested social media giant Meta to remove news posts related to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan or the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government. \"Meta removed the posts. They have to explain why the posts were removed,\" Chennithala said to reporters after the launch of three new police initiatives. He also clarified that the Chief Minister had previously confirmed the government did not make such demands. Chennithala spoke about the rollout of three new police systems: Integrated Beat Management System, AI track for road accident reduction, and Cyber wall to enhance cyber security. The AI track system studies data on past road accidents to identify dangerous areas and improve traffic, while the Cyber wall uses AI to combat various cyber frauds.",
  "summary": "Chennithala launches three major projects of Kerala Police – Integrated Beat Management System, AI track to reduce road accidents and Cyber wall to enhance cyber security",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ghanaian Times",
        "title": "Govt committed to rural development in Savannah Region – Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/govt-committed-to-rural-development-in-savannah-region-minister",
        "published": "2026-08-18T07:26:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}