Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to the Indian government over the presence of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), deepfake content and operational mistakes on the company’s platforms. The apology came as senior Meta executives, including Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan, held talks with officials from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in New Delhi. Discussions focused on content moderation failures, compliance with Indian law and the temporary removal of a video posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Indian officials made clear during the meetings that Meta may not qualify as an “intermediary” under the Information Technology Act. Because the company actively selects which users see particular content through its algorithms and recommendation systems, the legal protection known as safe harbour does not apply in the same way. Is Meta ackowdging its recklessness on protecting the child ?
