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Government Asks Meta to Curb Misleading Content and Review Algorithms
- •The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued an advisory asking Meta to ensure recommendation systems do not disproportionately promote limited narratives.
- •Meta was urged to strengthen checks on content that could cause public disorder, incite violence, or encourage unlawful activities.
- •The advisory requires Meta to provide adequate context for photos, videos, and graphics depicting ongoing public events.
- •MeitY called for faster mechanisms to identify and review high-reach content that could lead to widespread confusion or apprehension.
- •Meta must cooperate promptly with law enforcement agencies and comply with the IT Rules, 2021 with immediate effect.
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) asked Meta to review its recommendation and ranking systems to prevent the disproportionate amplification of misleading, manipulated, or out-of-context material, and to ensure users are not overly exposed to a single set of narratives.
Under the IT Rules, 2021, and the Information Technology Act, 2000, Meta must inform users about prohibited information and strengthen mechanisms to quickly identify and escalate content that could cause public disorder, incite violence, or encourage unlawful activities.
The advisory came amid protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and opposition parties in Delhi, who were demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
