Google took down over 154k pieces of content in India in the last 2 months

Google took down 154,745 pieces of content in India in May and June based on user complaints, according to the company’s latest transparency report.

India’s new IT rules require social media companies with more than 5 million users to publish a periodic compliance report, which are mandated to outline details about the complaints from users and the subsequent actions taken. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp have already begun publishing their transparency reports.

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Google said it had received 71,148 complaints from users in May and June in total.

The California-headquartered firm’s report for May shows that removed 98.9% of content because of copyright violations, while trademark violations accounted for 1.1% of the total number of takedowns. In June, copyright violations accounted for 99.3% of all takedowns.

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Google’s first transparency report came out in April, revealing that it had removed 59,350 pieces of content.

Furthermore, the tech major pointed out that it uses automated detection processes to prevent the dissemination of harmful content, including material involving the sexual abuse of children and violent extremism.

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“Automated detection enables us to act more quickly and accurately to enforce our guidelines and policies,” the company said in a statement.

Google added that it had taken down nearly 1.2 million pieces of content through its automated detection in May and June.