Episode 47 — Policy & Platforms
Shaking the Shield
India’s safe harbour crisis and the battle over Big Tech.
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- Ultimatum
- 72hrs
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- 5hr glitch
- At Risk
- §79safe harbour
A five-hour automated restriction on a Modi video became an existential threat to Meta’s operations in India — and to the legal immunity every platform depends on.
We unpack the escalation between the Indian government and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta. What began as a brief restriction on a Facebook video posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing student protests snowballed into a 72-hour ultimatum to apologize and close systemic moderation loopholes. Under the strict IT Rules of 2026, Meta now faces the real possibility of losing its “safe harbour” protection under Section 79 of the IT Act.
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