Facebook took down over 30 million posts across 10 violation categories during May 15-June 15 in the country. The social media giant has submitted its maiden monthly compliance report as mandated by the new IT rules.
Instagram took action against about two million posts across nine categories during the same period.
Facebook has said that it took action against content related to spam, violent and graphic content, adult nudity and sexual activity, and hate speech.
Under the new IT rules, big digital platforms with over 5 million users will have to publish periodic compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon.
The report is to also include the number of specific communication links or parts of information that the intermediary has removed or disabled access to in pursuance of any proactive monitoring conducted by using automated tools.