New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- Meta has taken down two reels posted by the Indian National Congress (INC) on Facebook and Instagram after receiving content takedown notices from Delhi Police. The AI-generated videos allegedly depicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Adani Group chief Gautam Adani.

According to disclosures uploaded by Meta on the Lumen transparency database, and reviewed by HT, the company received the notices on December 18, and restricted access to the two reels in India the same day. The content was posted from verified accounts of the INC on Facebook and Instagram.

In its Lumen submission, Meta said the Delhi Police invoked Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology (IT) Act and Rule 3(1)(d) of the IT Rules, 2021, along ...