Modi govt tears into Google, Facebook, Twitter for 'inaction' on fake news

Published on Feb 02, 2022 08:03 pm IST

Narendra Modi government officials held a heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as fake news on their platforms. News agency Reuters reported that the officials from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) strongly criticised the companies and said their inaction on fake news was forcing the Indian government to order content takedowns. Watch the video for full report.

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