: Over 59,000 content pieces removed in April in India, says Google in its first transparency report #IndiaNEWS Google on Wednesday published its first monthly transparency report in compliance with

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Over 59,000 content pieces removed in April in India, says Google in its first transparency report #IndiaNEWS
Google on Wednesday published its first monthly transparency report in compliance with India’s new information technology rules, which became effective on May 26.The rules require social media platforms with more than 50 lakh users in India to publish compliance report every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken. The platforms also need to mention the number of specific communication links or parts of information they have removed or disabled access to after “proactive monitoring� via automated tools.In its report, Google said it has removed 59,350 pieces of content in April, following 27,762 complaints from users in India.“These complaints relate to third-party content that is believed to violate local laws or personal rights on Google’s SSMI [significant social media intermediary] platforms,� the report said. “This data also includes individual user complaints accompanied by a court order.�The company said 96.2% of the complaints received were related to copyright, followed by trademark (1.3%), defamation (1%), legal (1%), counterfeit (0.4%) and circumvention (0.1%).Google also explained that each unique URL in a specific complaint was considered an “individual item�, which is why the number of removals is higher than total complaints received from users. “A single complaint may specify multiple items that potentially relate to the same or different pieces of content,�...Read more

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