Will shut down Facebook in India, Karnataka High Court warns social media giant

Facebook is under fire after the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday warned the social media giant that it would consider issuing an order to close down its activities in India following the Meta platform’s alleged non-cooperation with the state police over the investigation of a case involving a fake profile.

The warning was issued while the court was hearing a petition submitted by Kavitha in 2021, a resident of Bikarnakatte near Mangaluru in Dakshina Kannada district.

The case pertains to the imprisonment of Kavitha’s husband Shailesh Kumar, 52, who was working in Saudi Arabia for 25 years, while she stayed back in her native place with their children.