Facebook strikes conciliatory note, calls India’s new content rules ‘legitimate scrutiny’

American social media and messaging giant Facebook has termed the Indian government’s move to formulate policy and rules around content moderation as “a legitimate scrutiny” and said that respect for Indian laws is “non-negotiable” as regulatory steps are initiated against hateful, violent, and unlawful messaging and posts.

The company, that runs platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, seemed to be taking a conciliatory tone and said it will take action against unlawful cont ..