IT Rules: Google publishes transparency report, weeds out 11.6 lakh harmful content
Besides Google, several other internet intermediaries or platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter also submit their monthly transparency reports in accordance with the new IT rules.
New Delhi: In accordance with the new IT (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, Google India has published the transparency reports for the months of May and June 2021.
In the transparency reports, Google mentioned the number of pieces of content that the tech giant removed during the said period from its search. The company said that in addition to the details of complaints received from users in India and the actions taken thereon, the reports now include the removal of actions taken as a result of automated detection processes across Google’s platforms, classified as "Significant Social Media Intermediaries" ("SSMIs") under the IT Rules.
Google removes 11.6 lakh pieces of harmful online content
Google removes harmful online content
In the month of May, Google removed 634,357 pieces of harmful content while the tech giant removed close to 526,866 pieces in the month of June. The tech giant used its automated detection processes to find and take down the content.
In a statement, Google said that these figures show the number of removal actions taken on content from users in India across our SSMI platforms as a result of automated detection processes during the one-month reporting period.
Google’s automated system detects harmful content
Google’s fight against harmful content
