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Facebook and Instagram: Why Meta removed 27 million posts in India?

Facebook and Instagram removed 2.7 crore posts in India in July 2022. Why these posts were deleted? What do netizens feel about meta? Read this article to know everything

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Though Facebook has been earlier accused of having biased content moderation policies, the removal of 27 million posts on Facebook and Instagram in India has sparked a controversy on social media. 

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According to the PTI report, citing Meta's monthly report, the company took down 17.3 million spam posts, 2.7 million pornographic or nude posts, 2.3 million violent and graphic posts and a lot more irrelevant content that was essential to be deleted.

Meta (formerly Facebook) also shared the details of actions taken on complaints under