Kochi: Social media platform Facebook has removed a portion of the interview of Opposition Leader V D Satheesan of Congress as per the direction of Kerala Police
The cyber operations wing of the Kerala Police had issued a notice to Facebook under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, 2000, seeking to block access to the interview in India.
The interview was broadcast live on Manorama News and also published on its social media platforms.
The police clarified that the directive was issued suo motu after noticing abusive comments in the video’s comment section.
Facebook has also indicated in its notification that the content did not breach its guidelines.
Manorama News has filed a complaint against the removal of the video posted on its official Facebook page.
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