India’s government said on Tuesday social media companies would have to take down unlawful content within three hours of being notified, tightening an earlier 36-hour timeline in what could be a compliance challenge for Meta, YouTube and X.
The changes amend India’s 2021 IT rules, which have already been a flashpoint between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and global technology companies.
The amended rules also relaxed an earlier proposal that would have required platforms to…
India tightens social media grip as X, YouTube, Meta face 3-hour takedown rules
