Facebook on Tuesday said it will publish an interim report this week with details of content removed from its platforms proactively, as required under the new IT Rules.
The U.S.-headquartered social media giant will publish a final report on July 15, which will contain details of user complaints received and the action taken, along with data related to WhatsApp.
“In accordance with the IT Rules, we’ll publish an interim report for the period May 15-June 15 on July 2. This report will contain details of the content that we have removed proactively using our automated tools,” a Facebook spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
The spokesperson added that the final report will be published on July 15 containing details of user complaints received and action taken. The report on July 15 will also contain data related to WhatsApp, which is currently being validated.
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The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which came into force on May 26, requires social media platforms with more than 50 lakh users in India to publish compliance report every month mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken.
They also need to mention the number of specific communication links or parts of information they have removed or disabled access to, following proactive monitoring conducted by using automated tools.
