Meta removes over 33 million ‘bad content’ on Facebook, Instagram in India: Report

Meta, the parent organisation of Facebook and Instagram, said in a report that it took down over 33 million pieces of content across 125 policies on its social media platforms in April in India.

In its monthly report in compliance with the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the company said that it purged 27.7 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 5.4 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram between April 1-30.

Big digital and social media platforms, with more than 5 million users, are required to publish monthly compliance reports in accordance with the new IT Rules 2021.