Big Step Towards Transparency": Minister's Praise For Facebook, Google

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New Delhi: Removal of “offensive posts” by social media giants like Google, Facebook and Instagram after the government’s new IT rules came into effect may be a “big step towards transparency”, Union Minister Shankar Prasad said this afternoon.

Facebook took action against quite 30 million posts while photo-sharing app Instagram, also owned by Facebook, acted against about two million posts between May 15 and June 15, press agency PTI reported, citing Facebook’s first compliance report,

In its report, homegrown social media app Koo said it’s acted on 1,253 of the 5,502 complaints “Nice to ascertain significant social media platforms like Google, Facebook and Instagram following the new IT Rules. First compliance report on voluntary removal of offensive posts published by them as per IT Rules may be a big step towards transparency,” Shankar Prasad tweeted today.

New IT rules make social media websites, which have over 50 lakh users, more in charge of the third-party content for the primary time.

These firms now need to publish monthly reports with the small print of complaints received and action taken. Taking action could include removing a bit of content or covering photos or videos which will be disturbing to some audiences with a warning

The social media giants also are required to appoint a chief compliance officer, a nodal officer and a grievance officer and these officials got to be Indian residents.

The Union Minister’s comments come as troubles grow for Twitter, which recently appointed Global Legal Policy Director Jeremy Kessel because the grievance officer for India to follow the new rules

Four cases are filed against Twitter thus far – two in Uttar Pradesh , one in Madhya Pradesh and one in Delhi – over user-generated content after the new rules came into effect.

Critics have raised concerns that Twitter may not enjoy protection against user-generated content PromotedListen to the newest songs only on JioSaavn.com,

With over 624 million users, India has one among the very best number of internet users within the world. The country has over 448 million social media users, consistent with rough estimates.