Parliamentary Panel Tells Zuckerberg to Apologise over PM Modi Video Takedown or Risk Safe Harbour
Meta apologized after briefly removing Narendra Modi’s Facebook video, as lawmakers pressed for accountability and threatened to review the company’s safe-harbour protection within three days.
- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology warned Meta on Wednesday that it could lose safe harbour protection in India if it fails to act within three days over the temporary removal of a video featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Prime Minister Modi's video regarding the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test paper leak was removed on July 28, with Meta attributing the incident to a 'technical error' before restoring it after five hours.
- Committee chairman Nishikant Dubey rejected Meta's explanation, demanding accountability and a personal apology from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Members questioned why other objectionable content remained available on the platform.
- Secretary S Krishnan of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology stated the 'technical error' explanation is unacceptable in its entirety. Lawmakers maintained that accountability and possible legal action must be considered beyond Meta's apology.
- This development occurs as the government intensifies scrutiny of social media platforms on algorithmic bias, child sexual abuse material , and compliance with Indian laws. Officials held meetings over two days to review platform accountability.
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Govt should act within legal framework, not emotion, if Meta violated Indian laws over PM Modi video takedown: Cyber Expert Prashant Mali - The Tribune
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Parliamentary panel tells Zuckerberg to apologise over PM Modi video takedown or risk safe harbour
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel on Wednesday gave Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg three days to issue an unconditional apology over Facebook’s temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology warned that Meta could lose its safe harbour protection in India if Zuckerberg failed to comply with the direction. The committee said the video remained unavailable on …
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India panel warns Meta over Modi video removal
An Indian parliamentary panel called on Wednesday for Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to apologise for the temporary removal of a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India, the world’s most populous country, is Meta’s largest market by users, with hundreds of millions of people using Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Modi’s video, addressing students during youth-led protests on July 23, was briefly removed from Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram, …
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