Meta has pledged to tighten its defences against child sexual abuse material, deepfakes and other AI-generated harmful content, as the company wrapped up a second round of talks with the Centre on content moderation and platform accountability, people familiar with the discussions told NDTV Profit.
The discussions, involving senior Meta executives, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and officials from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, centred on the company's content moderation practices and the measures it intends to adopt to strengthen user safety across its platforms.
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According to sources, Meta assured the government that it would enhance due diligence measures to detect and remove CSAM, deepfakes and misleading AI-generated content more effectively.
The company also outlined improvements to its moderation systems aimed at addressing emerging risks posed by generative artificial intelligence. The government, however, maintained that compliance would be judged by outcomes rather than assurances.
Officials indicated that Meta's proposed measures would be closely monitored to assess whether they translate into faster and more effective enforcement.
A key point of discussion remained the Centre's insistence on a three-hour deadline for taking down specified categories of harmful content after it is flagged or identified.
Sources said the timeline would apply to CSAM, deepfakes, misleading AI-generated material and other objectionable content considered harmful under India's evolving regulatory framework.
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The engagement between the government and Meta is expected to continue, with technical consultations likely to examine how the company's recommendation algorithms, automated moderation systems and AI-driven detection tools operate in practice.
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