Meta to subject PM Modi posts to senior level review

Meta has assured the Indian government that posts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent accounts will now undergo enhanced oversight and senior-level reviews following the brief restriction of one of the Prime Minister's Facebook posts last week. The social media company detailed these new safeguards in a letter to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), according to government sources.

The incident occurred after a video post by Prime Minister Modi, originally uploaded to Instagram on July 23 and later shared on Facebook, was temporarily restricted. The video, described as his first direct selfie video aimed at engaging with young people, addressed ongoing student protests and reaffirmed the government's commitment to tackling exam paper leaks. Following the removal, the IT Ministry summoned Meta's global head of public policy for an explanation.

Meta apologized and attributed the action to a technical glitch within its automated content filters, stating the post was removed in error and later restored. However, government officials stated the explanation was insufficient. IT Secretary S. Krishnan said on Tuesday, July 28, that while Meta...