something we have been reminded of throughout history, we are in some way of a great nation and great ideals and aspirations. what is your view from the law enforcement side when members of the government are basically trying to threaten people out of complying with government requests or potential subpoenas? so you know, the political reaction of this is appropriate and antidemocratic activity, that it is absolutely stunning to see this from someone who believes he s a future leader in the republican party. from a strictly law enforcement point of view, if this was a cartel leader and if i had issued subpoenas for facebook and other forms of communications. if the cartel leaders approached those companies and say don t you dare comply with these
India remains among top requesters of Facebook’s user data
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India topped the list of global internet disruptions in the same period with 48 instances of shutdowns in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Facebook also said in took action on more than 25 million pieces of hate speech content between January and March this year.
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India topped the list of global internet disruptions in the same period with 48 instances of shutdowns in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Facebook says that its services were interrupted 84 times in 19 countries in the second half of last year, compared to 52 disruptions in eight countries that took place during the first half of the year. That's a symptom of a growing trend among countries to restrict access to social media and the open internet.Why it matters: Government censorship, whether through complete blackouts or laws limiting certain types of content, is a growing threat to the notion of the internet as an open global network.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.Details: During the last six months of 2020, Facebook also said government requests for user data increased 10% from 173,592 to 191,013. The company says it continues to scrutinize all government requests for any user data.Of the total volume, the U.S. continues to submit the largest number of requests, followed by India, Germany, France, Brazil and the U.K.Similarly, from the first half of 2020 to the second,
Received 40,300 requests for user data from Indian government: Facebook report
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Received 40,300 requests for user data from Indian government: Facebook report
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NEW DELHI: Social media giant Facebook said it has received 40,300 requests from the Indian government for user data in the second half of 2020.
This was 13.3 per cent higher from the January-June 2020 period when India had made 35,560 total requests, according to the Facebook s latest Transparency Report.
The US-based company restricted access to 878 items in India during the second half of 2020 in response to directions from the IT Ministry for violating Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, including content against security of the state and public order.