Meta apologizes to India for briefly restricting Prime Minister Modi’s post

Social media giant says post had been blocked inadvertently because of operational error

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday to unveil the Netflix India Storytelling Initiative, a multi-phase investment in the country’s creative talent pipeline. The initiative builds on more than a decade of partnership between Netflix and India’s creative comm

Meta Platforms' Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan apologised to India's information technology minister for briefly restricting a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July, he said in a statement on Wednesday (Aug 5)."I apologised to the minister on behalf of Meta for the error restricting PM Modi's post," Ka

Meta apologises to India for restricting PM Modi's post  Reuters

Joel Kaplan, along with top Meta executives, met IT secretary S Krishnan and other senior officials of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) in a discussion that lasted 45 minutes.

PM Modi Facebook post rowNEW DELHI: The Centre has summoned Meta's global team to India on August 5 and 6, IT secretary S Krishnan said on Tuesday.The move comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post addressing students' concerns over paper leaks was removed briefly.The government had earlier summoned

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