Meta apologises to govt over brief removal of PM Modi’s Facebook video; Parliamentary Panel seeks accountability

Social media giant Meta on Monday officially apologised to the government after it briefly removed the video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from its platform. The issue pertains to the removal of PM Modi’s video from Facebook.

The platform appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, which is headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey. Committee members also demanded legal action against the Meta officials responsible for the removal of the post. Several committee members are learnt to have said that the issue was not about an apology, but about fixing accountability.