Govt Asks Meta to Ensure Its Recommendation Systems Do Not Expose Users to a Limited Set of Narratives
MeitY said Meta must curb one-sided recommendations and add context to public-event posts to limit misleading or violent content.
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Govt asks Meta to ensure its recommendation systems do not expose users to a limited set of narratives
New Delhi, Oct 18: The government has asked Meta, owner of Instagram and Facebook, to ensure that its recommendation systems do not result in "disproportionate exposure of users to a single or limited set of narratives", and to step up checks on content that could cause public disorder or incite violence or other unlawful activity. The advisory by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), dated October 10, asked Meta to und…
Govt issues advisory to Meta, asks for content overhaul on Facebook and Instagram
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has been asked by the government for a complete content overhaul, in hopes of preventing the disproportionate exposure of users to a single or limited set of narratives on their apps.
The central government has issued a significant directive to the social media company Meta. The government has said that Meta must make changes to its recommendation algorithms so that users are not exposed to a single or narrow range of narratives. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued this advisory on October 10th.
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