India IT Ministry Summons Meta Over Brief Removal of Modi Post

Published Jul 28, 07:21 AM UTC

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has summoned Meta's global head of public policy after the company briefly removed a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The post, published on July 23 amid a student protest organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), featured a video of Modi promising stringent measures against exam paper leaks. A Meta spokesperson stated the content was removed 'in error' and has since been restored. The incident has escalated into a government summons, highlighting tensions between the Indian government and social media platforms over content moderation.