Meta apologises after PM Modi’s Facebook video briefly removed, calls it ‘technical error’

Meta has apologised after a video posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his official Facebook account was briefly removed from public view, saying the action was the result of a technical error and not an intentional moderation decision.

The social media company restored the video on Tuesday and acknowledged that it had been taken down mistakenly.

According to IANS, citing government sources, the Centre has taken the incident seriously and the global heads of Meta and Instagram were summoned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). However, the ministry has not issued an official statement on the matter.