Meta India head, social media users booked over PM Modi posts
Cybercrime police in Hyderabad have registered cases against Meta's India head and several social media users for allegedly circulating morphed and objectionable content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The complaints, filed by BJP supporters, claim the content was derogatory and potentially harmful to national integrity.
Why it matters
The case highlights the ongoing tension between government authorities and social media platforms regarding content moderation and legal accountability for online speech.
HYDERABAD: Cybercrime police have registered two cases against operators of several Facebook and Instagram accounts and parent company Meta’s India head over allegedly morphed and objectionable content targeting PM Narendra Modi during Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led NEET paper leak agitation.Cases were registered on complaints by BJP supporters alleging manipulated videos and images of the PM were circulated on social media. Police invoked relevant provisions of BNS and IT Act, naming operators of identified accounts and Meta’s India head as co-accused.“We have issued a notice to Meta about the cases registered and the objectionable links reported by the complainants. We are also trying to collect details about the accused to identify and arrest them,” a cybercrime investigator said.Cops: Operators of accounts targeting PM being tracedBy Thursday evening, all links cited in the complaints had become inactive. However, police said they were tracing operators behind the social media accounts.
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