Sources: India tells Nick Clegg and other Meta executives to complete takedown requests within an hour and says Google has a higher rate of compliance than Meta
Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also told Meta that it needs more fact-checkers in India in proportion to the country's population … Tweets: @chandrarsrikant , @moneycontrolcom , @deepsekharc , @deepsekharc , @chandrarsrikant , and @deepsekharc Tweets: Chandra R. Srikanth / @chandrarsrikant : 🚨🆕Scoop: Govt pushes Meta for 1 hour turnaround time on content takedown orders, says Google better on compliance @deepsekharc ✍️ https://www.moneycontrol.com/ ... @moneycontrolcom : The Indian govt has informed Meta to make efforts to process and complete content takedown orders issued by authorities within one hour of receiving such official communication. Read more 👇 https://www.moneycontrol.com/ ... by @deepsekharc | #Meta Deepsekhar Choudhury / @deepsekharc : 📢Source: Clegg and others were evidently taken by a bit of surprise when Vaishnaw said that Google was doing better than Meta in terms of compliance with takedown requests. They had the view that Meta was in full adherence to takedown norms under IT Rules amendments of last year https://twitter.com/... Deepsekhar Choudhury / @deepsekharc : According to another source close to the developments, Ashwini Vaishnaw told #Meta that it needs more fact-checkers in India in proportion to the country's population and the user base it commands for its social media platforms... Chandra R. Srikanth / @chandrarsrikant : Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also told Meta that it needs more fact-checkers in India in proportion to the country's population and the user base it commands for its social media platforms. https://twitter.com/... Deepsekhar Choudhury / @deepsekharc : @Techmeme + Senior officials tell Clegg that it can keep going to the courts, but the traceability obligation will be enforced one way or another https://twitter.com/...