Meta has apologised to the Indian government after a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly blocked on Facebook in India. The company said the takedown was not intentional and was caused by a technical glitch.
According to the company, the video was removed for a short period before the issue was addressed. The incident drew attention because it involved the Facebook account of India’s prime minister and came at a time when platform moderation decisions are closely watched.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook owned by Mark Zuckerberg, said the block resulted from a system error rather than a policy-based action. Its response was aimed at clarifying that the removal was accidental and not linked to any deliberate restriction on the content.
The episode highlights how even temporary technical problems on major social media platforms can quickly become sensitive matters, especially when they affect high-profile political figures. In this case, Meta moved to apologise and explain that the brief block of the Modi video in India was caused by a glitch.
