Facebook restricts 878 items in India during July-Dec’ 20 on govt request: Report

Social media firm Facebook on Thursday revealed that it has restricted access to 878 items in India during the second half of 2020 in response to directions from the IT Ministry for violating Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, including content against security of the state and public order. Of these, 10 were restricted temporarily and access to 54 items in compliance with court orders, it added.

“In response to an order from Justice Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil’s Supreme Court related to 12 profiles and Pages of supporters of Brazilian President Bolsonaro, we restricted access globally to this content, including in India,” Facebook said.