Parliamentary IT committee to Meta: Apologise for PM video removal or lose safe harbour

Safe harbour under the IT Act gives tech firms general immunity for users’ posts; the panel also named Google India, seeking similar action against the tech firm for financial frauds

A Parliamentary Committee has warned that if Meta fails to act, it may recommend removing the company's protection under the Safe Harbour Clause.

NEW DELHI: Rejecting Meta's apology for taking down a PM Narendra Modi's video, a parliamentary committee Monday sought a personal apology from its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and warned of seeking removal of its safe harbour protection if he failed to comply, its chairperson Nishikant Dubey said.Dubey said removal