India weighs if Meta violates intermediary rules, may call other platforms
Officials are pressing Meta for algorithm changes and stronger safeguards as they weigh whether its systems make it liable for user content.
- On Friday, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology shifted to technical discussions with Meta, requiring the company to detail plans addressing deepfakes, child sexual abuse material, and unlabelled synthetically-generated content on its platforms.
- The scrutiny follows a summons over the temporary restriction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post; Meta's team, led by global affairs head Joel Kaplan, met IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and IT Secretary S Krishnan on Wednesday and Thursday.
- Officials questioned whether Meta's recommendation systems determining "what is shown to whom" and promoting content for payment comply with the Information Technology Act, which grants intermediaries "Safe harbour" from liability only upon observing due diligence.
- Meta acknowledged "Serious issues" during talks, as the Ministry demanded the company revamp its algorithms and submit a compliance roadmap to curb propaganda and manipulated content.
- Another meeting is expected next week as the Centre examines whether other social media platforms meet the legal definition of "Intermediaries" under Indian law.
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India asks Meta to curb deepfakes & revamp algorithm
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has urged Meta to revamp its algorithms and provide a compliance roadmap to curb the spread of deepfakes, propaganda and other manipulated or illegal content across its platforms. The government has sought these specific changes to Meta’s algorithms as part of efforts to strengthen the detection and removal of harmful and manipulated content. MeitY officials have also ask…
MeitY Asks Meta to Revamp Algorithms, Submit Roadmap to Curb Deepfakes, Propaganda and Illegal Content
Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked Meta to revamp its algorithms and provide a compliance roadmap to curb the spread of deepfakes, propaganda and other manipulated or illegal content across its platforms, according to government sources. MeitY Asks Meta to Revamp Algorithms, Submit Roadmap to Curb Deepfakes, Propaganda and Illegal Content.
Centre asks Meta to revamp its algorithms, remove deepfakes, misleading posts: Govt sources
The government officials also asked Meta to tighten content moderation, act faster on takedown requests from authorised agencies, follow data-localisation requirements, and work more closely with government to speed up detection and removal of deepfakes, morphed images, and misleading posts.
MeitY asks Meta to revamp algorithms, submit compliance roadmap to curb deepfakes, propaganda: Govt Sources - The Tribune
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked Meta to revamp its algorithms and provide a compliance roadmap to curb the spread of deepfakes, propaganda and other manipulated or illegal content across its platforms, according to government sources.
After Meta's apology, govt examines platform's role in 'what is shown to whom'
A news report said that the core issue is whether Meta complies with the provisions of the Information Technology Act or transgresses into the role of a publisher by deciding 'what content is shown to whom.'
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