Meta Explains Takedown Of PM Modi's Video At Meet With IT Secretary: Sources
Meta executives met with Indian government officials to explain the temporary removal of a video featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The government rejected the company's 'technical glitch' explanation and demanded improvements to their content moderation tools.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the ongoing tension between global tech platforms and the Indian government regarding digital sovereignty and content regulation.
Meta's top global executives on Wednesday met Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary S Krishnan after the government summoned the company over the brief removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post on July 23, sources said.According to sources, the meeting lasted around 45 minutes, during which Meta officials explained the reasons behind the temporary takedown of PM Modi's video on Facebook.Top Meta executives, including global public policy head Joel Kaplan, met S Krishnan and other government officials, the sources added.The meeting comes amid the government's secrutiny of Meta after PM Modi's video, in which he addressed the youth and promised strict action against paper leaks, was briefly restricted on Facebook on JUly 23.Meta quickly restored the post after receiving a major backlash.The Meta team is also scheduled to meet Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw later in the day.Earlier this week, Meta officials faced tough questions from the…
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