The government has asked Meta to align its content policies with Indian laws and cultural context while seeking stronger safeguards against deepfakes and child sexual abuse material. Officials also want greater human oversight and transparency around content moderation and algorithms
WhatsApp has begun testing an optional date-of-birth feature for a limited number of users in India as it prepares for compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. The feature is voluntary during the testing phase and will not affect users' experience.
Telangana police transferred Hyderabad Cybercrime DCP V Aravind Babu amid controversy over FIRs against Meta India head Arun Srinivas and accounts accused of circulating morphed content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Hyderabad Cyber Crime police have registered two cases against social media users and the Head of Meta in India following a BJP complaint over alleged derogatory posts targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The complainant sought an investigation and preservation of digital evidence.
The Supreme Court expressed serious concern over WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy, calling it coercive and unfair, as it heard appeals against a Rs 213.14 crore CCI penalty. The court sought detailed explanations from Meta on data-sharing and user consent
