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Give Details Of Procedure To Deal With Complaints: High Court To LinkedIn
The Delhi High Court has asked the social media platform LinkedIn to place before it the details of its grievance officers as well as the procedure followed by them whenever a complaint is received under the IT Rules.
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Facebook Acted on Over 27 Million Pieces of Content in India for Guideline Violations in April
Social media giant Meta's Facebook took action against 41 percent of complaints it received from users and Instagram acted against over 54 percent of grievances raised by users in April 2023, according to the company's latest India Monthly Report.
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Facebook Took Action Against Around 45 Percent of Users' Complaints in India in March
Social media giant Meta's Facebook took action against around 45 percent of complaints it received from users and Instagram against 64 percent of grievances raised by users in March 2023, according to the company's latest India Monthly Report.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 4.7 Million Accounts in March in India, Complied With All 3 GAC Orders
Meta-owned WhatsApp banned over 4.7 million accounts in March, higher than the number of accounts it barred in the preceding month, and it received and complied with three orders from the Grievance Appellate Committee during March. The monthly user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken b...
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Appellate Mechanism Set For Social Media Users' Grievances: Centre To High Court
Centre has told the Delhi High Court that it has set up an appellate mechanism to deal with grievances of the users arising from the decisions of social media platforms.
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On Social Media Firms' Strike-Down Decisions, Government To Form 3 Panels
IT rules had been strengthened in October to pave the way for formation of the Centre-appointed panels to settle user grievances
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Government Amends IT Rules to Set Up Grievance Appellate Panels for Social Media
The government on Friday tweaked IT rules to pave way for setting up of grievance appellate panels, which will settle issues that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other matters. The 'Grievance Appellate Committees' will be set up within three months, according to a gaze...
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Government May Set Up Committees to Redress User Grievance Against Social Media Platforms: Officials
The government plans to set up appellate committees to redress grievances that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other issues, officials said. Amendments may provide for social media platforms to acknowledge within 24 hours user complaints and resolve them within 15 days...
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Social Media Grievance Apellate Committee Said to Include One Government Nominee: Report
The social media users grievance apellate committee to handle appeals of users against Big Tech firms could include a governement nominated member, according to a report. The committee, which is said to be a citizen-centric mechanism, could be notified in the coming weeks, as per a report.
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MeitY Said to Conduct Quarterly Compliance Audit for Social Media Firms
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is said to conduct compliance audits of social media companies every quarter. In the quarterly audit, the government will verify if social media companies are reporting about grievances raised to them correctly. It will also keep a check on the actions being taken by the social media firms.
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India’s Proposed IT Rules, Panel Formation for Content Moderation Decisions Concern US Tech Giants
India’s proposed plans making it mandatory for social media giants to comply with a newly formed government panel which will decide on user complaints against content moderation decisions has upset the American tech giants including Facebook and Twitter. The government has not specified who would be on the panel.
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Social Media Should Act in Accordance With Indian Laws, Cannot Contravene the Rights of Citizens: MeitY
The government is not happy with the social media platforms who have failed to adequately redress the issues raised by the people, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT held an open house discussion with stakeholders on a draft notification to amend the Information Technology (Intermediar...
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Government Panel May Soon Override Social Media Firms. Centre Explains Why
Centre's proposal to set up a grievance panel that will have the power to override decisions of social media companies and other internet firms is aimed at addressing some infirmities and gaps arising out of big tech companies, a statement said.
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Centre's Proposal To Amend Social Media Rules
The Centre plans to set up a grievance appellate committee to look into appeals filed by individuals against the decisions of grievance officers of social media platforms.
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Facebook Owner Meta Questions Necessity of Data Requests in EU Antitrust Investigations on Social Media App
Meta Platforms have compared EU antitrust probe regulators on Facebook's data and online marketplace to a fishing super trawler. The company claims it has already handed over more than a million documents to the European Commission since its first request in 2019. Meta has questioned the necessity and proportionality of the data requests and the re...
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Give Details Of Procedure To Deal With Complaints: High Court To LinkedIn
The Delhi High Court has asked the social media platform LinkedIn to place before it the details of its grievance officers as well as the procedure followed by them whenever a complaint is received under the IT Rules.
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Facebook Acted on Over 27 Million Pieces of Content in India for Guideline Violations in April
Social media giant Meta's Facebook took action against 41 percent of complaints it received from users and Instagram acted against over 54 percent of grievances raised by users in April 2023, according to the company's latest India Monthly Report.
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Facebook Took Action Against Around 45 Percent of Users' Complaints in India in March
Social media giant Meta's Facebook took action against around 45 percent of complaints it received from users and Instagram against 64 percent of grievances raised by users in March 2023, according to the company's latest India Monthly Report.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 4.7 Million Accounts in March in India, Complied With All 3 GAC Orders
Meta-owned WhatsApp banned over 4.7 million accounts in March, higher than the number of accounts it barred in the preceding month, and it received and complied with three orders from the Grievance Appellate Committee during March. The monthly user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken b...
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Appellate Mechanism Set For Social Media Users' Grievances: Centre To High Court
Centre has told the Delhi High Court that it has set up an appellate mechanism to deal with grievances of the users arising from the decisions of social media platforms.
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On Social Media Firms' Strike-Down Decisions, Government To Form 3 Panels
IT rules had been strengthened in October to pave the way for formation of the Centre-appointed panels to settle user grievances
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Government Amends IT Rules to Set Up Grievance Appellate Panels for Social Media
The government on Friday tweaked IT rules to pave way for setting up of grievance appellate panels, which will settle issues that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other matters. The 'Grievance Appellate Committees' will be set up within three months, according to a gaze...
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Government May Set Up Committees to Redress User Grievance Against Social Media Platforms: Officials
The government plans to set up appellate committees to redress grievances that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other issues, officials said. Amendments may provide for social media platforms to acknowledge within 24 hours user complaints and resolve them within 15 days...
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Social Media Grievance Apellate Committee Said to Include One Government Nominee: Report
The social media users grievance apellate committee to handle appeals of users against Big Tech firms could include a governement nominated member, according to a report. The committee, which is said to be a citizen-centric mechanism, could be notified in the coming weeks, as per a report.
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MeitY Said to Conduct Quarterly Compliance Audit for Social Media Firms
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is said to conduct compliance audits of social media companies every quarter. In the quarterly audit, the government will verify if social media companies are reporting about grievances raised to them correctly. It will also keep a check on the actions being taken by the social media firms.
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India’s Proposed IT Rules, Panel Formation for Content Moderation Decisions Concern US Tech Giants
India’s proposed plans making it mandatory for social media giants to comply with a newly formed government panel which will decide on user complaints against content moderation decisions has upset the American tech giants including Facebook and Twitter. The government has not specified who would be on the panel.
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Social Media Should Act in Accordance With Indian Laws, Cannot Contravene the Rights of Citizens: MeitY
The government is not happy with the social media platforms who have failed to adequately redress the issues raised by the people, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT held an open house discussion with stakeholders on a draft notification to amend the Information Technology (Intermediar...
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Government Panel May Soon Override Social Media Firms. Centre Explains Why
Centre's proposal to set up a grievance panel that will have the power to override decisions of social media companies and other internet firms is aimed at addressing some infirmities and gaps arising out of big tech companies, a statement said.
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Centre's Proposal To Amend Social Media Rules
The Centre plans to set up a grievance appellate committee to look into appeals filed by individuals against the decisions of grievance officers of social media platforms.
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Facebook Owner Meta Questions Necessity of Data Requests in EU Antitrust Investigations on Social Media App
Meta Platforms have compared EU antitrust probe regulators on Facebook's data and online marketplace to a fishing super trawler. The company claims it has already handed over more than a million documents to the European Commission since its first request in 2019. Meta has questioned the necessity and proportionality of the data requests and the re...
