Indian government requested Facebook for its data, the data rose 27% in the first half of 2016 compared to the second half of last year. Government requests for the data globally and Facebook were able to produce 53.59% of data, up from just over 50 percent in the last quarter.
The number of items restricted for violating local laws decreased by 83% for the second half of 2015. Facebook for the first time provided information about government requests to preserve relevant user account information.
In India Facebook restricted 2,034 pieces of content, the social network “ceased acting upon legal requests to remove access to content unless received by way of a binding court order and/or a notification by an authorised agency which conforms to the constitutional safeguards as directed by the Supreme Court” said in a report.