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Govt summons Meta global team over algorithmic bias, deepfakes
The government has summoned Meta's global team to answer questions on algorithmic bias and its role in public order, days after a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly restricted on…
The Story in Brief
The government has summoned Meta's global team to answer questions on algorithmic bias and its role in public order, days after a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly restricted on Facebook. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology found Meta's explanation of a technical glitch inadequate. Separately, Hyderabad cybercrime police have booked Meta India head Arun Srinivas and several accounts over alleged morphed and AI-generated posts targeting PM Modi during protests against the NEET paper leak.
The government has also directed Meta to submit a compliance roadmap for algorithmic changes to curb deepfakes, propaganda and unlawful content, and to coordinate with the Centre's Quick Response Teams for faster detection and takedowns. Meta's global team is expected to appear before a parliamentary panel as well.
The Indian Opinion
On algorithmic bias, Meta apologises and says technical glitch; the government says not enough. The real question is not oversight but public trust. Indians watch elections, protests, and paper-leak narratives play out across these very platforms. For all the talk, no independent audit of Meta's recommendation algorithms has been made public in India. Will the global team share actual code, or just more reassurances?
Sources (3): thehindu.com, thehindu.com (2), indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
