India tightens social media grip as X, YouTube, Meta face 3-hour takedown rules

2026-02-10 - 13:48

India’s government said on Tuesday ‍social media companies would have to take down unlawful content within three hours of being notified, tightening an earlier 36-hour timeline in what could be ⁠a compliance challenge for Meta, YouTube and X. The changes amend India’s 2021 IT rules, which have already been a flashpoint between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and global technology companies. The amended rules also relaxed ‍an earlier proposal that would have required platforms to...