At a meeting of the department-related standing committee on information technology, members pointed out that while Meta earns huge revenue from India, it does not follow the law of the land, according to sources.
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They also grilled Meta officials who appeared before the panel over the issue of algorithmic bias, saying objectionable content like porn is freely available on the platform while “genuine” content was removed.
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While the U.S.-headquartered social media giant had attributed the incident to a technical glitch and apologised, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had found the explanation “inadequate”. The company had said that the content was removed “in error” and was restored on the platform.
In a democracy, “if a video of the prime minister is not safe, then accountability needs to be fixed, another panel member was quoted as saying at the meeting on Monday.
The members also questioned the capabilities of the algorithms designed to check deepfakes of PM Modi.
However, a BJP MP remarked that this isn’t just about offering an apology. Accountability must be fixed and legal action should be taken in this matter, the member asserted.
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“Who bears the ultimate responsibility for this?” the sources quoted the panel member as saying.
According to the sources, META officials expressed regret over the incident before the panel and stated they were ready to apologise.
