New Delhi: Meta stated that it took down over 14 million items of content material throughout 13 insurance policies for Facebook and over 5 million items of content material throughout 12 insurance policies for Instagram in India in August. Between August 1-31, Facebook obtained 25,049 experiences by way of the Indian grievance mechanism and stated that it supplied instruments for customers to resolve their points in 2,701 circumstances.
These embody pre-established channels to report content material for particular violations, self-remediation flows the place they’ll obtain their information, avenues to handle account hacked points, and many others., Meta stated in its month-to-month report in compliance with the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. (Also Read: Want To Use Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook? Meta May Charge Users Rs…)
“Of the other 22,348 reports where specialized review was needed, we reviewed content as per our policies and took action on 5,045 reports in total. The remaining 17,303 reports were reviewed but may not have been actioned,” Meta added. (Also Read: Apple Stops Offering Customer Support On Musk’s X)
On Instagram, the corporate obtained 20,904 experiences by way of the Indian grievance mechanism.”Of these, we provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 4,529 cases,” it knowledgeable.
Of the opposite 16,375 experiences the place specialised assessment was wanted, Meta reviewed content material and took motion on 6,322 experiences in whole. The remaining 10,053 experiences had been reviewed however could not have been actioned. Under the brand new IT Rules 2021, huge digital and social media platforms, with greater than 5 million customers, need to publish month-to-month compliance experiences.
“We measure the number of pieces of content (such as posts, photos, videos or comments) we take action on for going against our standards. Taking action could include removing a piece of content from Facebook or Instagram or covering photos or videos that may be disturbing to some audiences with a warning,” stated Meta.
In the month of July, Meta took down over 15.8 million items of content material throughout 13 insurance policies for Facebook and over 5.9 million items of content material throughout 12 insurance policies for Instagram.