Centre Weighs Withdrawing Safe Harbour For Meta, Google, X: Report

Published 05 Nov 2026, 11:25 IST

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The Indian government is considering removing safe harbour protection for social media platforms that use algorithms to rank or promote content, potentially increasing their liability for user posts. The post Report: Government is considering limiting safe harbour protections for social media…

— Medianama
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The Centre is exploring withdrawing safe harbour protection from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X, potentially…

— Inc42

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The Centre is exploring withdrawing safe harbour protection from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X, potentially…

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Inc42 Center Inc42 Media Current article 05 Nov 2026, 11:25 IST

Centre Weighs Withdrawing Safe Harbour For Meta, Google, X: Report

The Centre is exploring withdrawing safe harbour protection from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X, potentially…

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Medianama Center-Left Medianama 05 Nov 2026, 12:07 IST

Report: Government is considering limiting safe harbour protections for social media platforms

The Indian government is considering removing safe harbour protection for social media platforms that use algorithms to rank or promote content, potentially increasing their liability for user posts. The post Report: Government is considering limiting safe harbour protections for social media…

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