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Meta auto-restricts government‑flagged content in India on Facebook and Instagram

Meta auto-restricts government‑flagged content in India on Facebook and Instagram

Meta said India is now among a limited set of countries where Facebook and Instagram automatically restrict content at scale in line with local law. The company has recently complied with numerous takedown orders referred by state police and the Union government, while declining to share precise volumes.

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Meta sets up automatic blocking for govt., police-referred content