New Delhi: In a bid to tackle fake news on social media, the central government has held heated dialogues with social networking giants Facebook and Twitter and search engine behemoth Google for not removing content categorised as fake news on the respective platforms, the media has reported. The central government had to resort to content takedowns as the tech giants failed to take action against fake news on their platforms and that drew international criticism stating authorities were suppressing free expression, according to a report by news agency Reuters.
ABP Live sent queries to Google, Twitter and Facebook for comments on the issue. They have not responded yet. This report will be updated if a response is received.
According to the Reuters report, sources familiar with the proceedings at a virtual meeting described the conversation between the Big Tech and the government as tense and heated, thus, signalling a new low in ties between American tech giants and PM Narendra…
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