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Meta tells panel it is ready to apologise
The Hindu··4 Aug
Meta told a parliamentary standing committee on information technology that it is ready to apologise for briefly restricting a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Representatives of Google, Snapchat, X and YouTube also appeared before the panel, which questioned Meta over algorithmic bias and accountability for the removal, which Meta earlier called a technical glitch.
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What It Means For You
- Social media users in India can watch whether this scrutiny leads to clearer rules on how content removal errors are handled.
- Anyone posting political content can note lawmakers are specifically probing algorithmic bias in what gets flagged or restored.
- Citizens concerned about online safety can follow whether the same panel session addresses complaints about other objectionable content online.
What's Happening
- Meta told a parliamentary panel it is ready to apologise for briefly restricting a Facebook post by PM Modi.
- Representatives of Google, Snapchat, X, Meta and YouTube appeared before the department related standing committee on information technology.
- Panel members questioned why objectionable content remains available on Meta's platforms while some other content gets removed quickly.
Panel Summoned Five Platforms Over PM Video Removal
- MeitY had earlier called Meta's explanation of a technical glitch inadequate after the company apologised for the removal.
- The committee, headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, met specifically to discuss regulation of social and digital platforms.
- Cybercrime police in Hyderabad separately booked Meta India's head over posts targeting PM Modi made by other users.
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