India Ranks Second in Government Requests for User Data, Facebook Says

The Indian government requested Facebook to provide data for 20,805 users (including 861 emergency requests) in the July-December 2018 period -- second only to the US government -- and the social networking giant provided some data in 53 percent of the cases.

During the second half of 2018, the volume of content restrictions based on local law increased globally by 135 percent, from 15,337 to 35,972.

"This increase was primarily driven by 16,600 items we restricted in India based on a Delhi High Court order regarding claims made about PepsiCo products," said Facebook.