Govt summons Meta again over temporary restriction of PM Modi's FB post
The Indian government has summoned Meta executives to explain why a video message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi was temporarily restricted on Facebook. Meta attributed the incident to an inadvertent error and has since restored the content while implementing new protocols for public figures.
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This highlights the ongoing tension between the Indian government and global tech giants regarding platform governance, content moderation, and the influence of social media on political discourse.
NEW DELHI: The Centre has summoned senior executives of US technology giant Meta after Facebook briefly restricted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video message last week, with the government seeking an explanation from the company over the incident.The video, first uploaded by PM Modi on Instagram and later shared on Facebook, was temporarily unavailable on the social media platform before being restored. Meta had earlier said the restriction was caused by an inadvertent error."We have asked Meta to come in at the highest level and explain what is happening," S Krishnan, secretary in the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY), said on Thursday.Krishnan did not specify which Meta executives had been asked to appear before the ministry.According to the MeitY secretary, Meta has informed the government that it has introduced new protocols for accounts belonging to prominent public figures to prevent similar incidents from recurring.Meta India did not immediately respond…
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