Indian Politics

Meta India Head Booked Over Facebook Posts Targeting PM Modi

Reuters11h
THE BRIEF
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Hyderabad Police registered a case against Meta India's head and several social media users on July 30 for allegedly circulating inflammatory Facebook videos targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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The FIR follows a series of protests where demonstrators used social media to criticize government policies, prompting the Centre to summon Meta's global team to address algorithmic bias and content moderation.

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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has demanded a detailed report from Meta regarding the restriction of VVIP accounts and the platform's failure to curb hate speech during recent unrest.