Facebook, Instagram take down millions of posts in compliance with IT rules

Facebook removed 25 million pieces of content identified as 'spam,' 1.8 million pieces of content containing 'adult nudity and sexual activity.'

Facebook took action against 2.5 million pieces of “violent and graphic content” in the country between May 15 and June 15, of which 99.9 per cent cases were dealt with proactively, the social media giant said in its monthly compliance report released on Friday. In total, the firm “actioned” over 30 million content pieces across 10 violation categories during this period.

The report was mandated by the new Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. It also provided details of the content actioned on Instagram. Facebook had earlier said this would be an interim report.

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