Meta took down 33.18 million posts on Facebook and Instagram in April

Chennai: Social media giant Meta Inc said on Friday that it removed 33.18 million posts, including photos, videos and comments, in India across both its platforms Facebook and Instagram for falling short of community standards.

Meta published these numbers as part of new guidelines under the IT Rules, 2021, which mandate digital and social media platforms with more than 5 million users to publish monthly compliance reports.

Meta said it took action against content across 13 policies for Facebook and 12 policies on Instagram for the period between April 1 and April 30.