Prime Minister Facebook post: Meta writes to government, outlines rigorous safeguards for posts by prominent accounts

3 min readJul 29, 2026 11:00 PM IST PM Modi's Instagram post of July 23, later shared on Facebook, marked his first direct selfie video aimed at engaging with the youth and underscoring the government's commitment to crack down on paper leaks amid students' protests, was restricted briefly by Meta on Facebook. (Photo:

While Meta quickly restored the post and apologised, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) made it clear that it does not consider the company's explanation sufficient.