Following Norms:

The country poses some cultural challenges. The country’s information and technology law states that internet companies should remove the content that falls into broad category of “grossly harmful,” “menacing in nature,” or “ethnically objectionable,” within 36 hours of being notified. This law keeps check on online social networking giants like Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, who on their own judge on the content of their sites.   

At the recent panel in New Delhi on Indian hate speech, Richard Allen, director of public policy for Facebook in Europe, the Middle East and Asia said “There's no lack of willingness to be transparent on our part," and added "Over time, we will develop transparency tools,” answering to a local journalist who pressed Facebook executive to explain more clearly to users why it removes specific pieces of content. Facebook is also offering law-enforcement agencies to use the network as a tool to get their own messages out, and is promoting education campaigns to teach better Net etiquette, Allen Said.