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Updated – August 09, 2026 12:08 am IST – NEW DELHI
In this screengrab from a video posted on July 26, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks on examination reforms in a video message.
| Photo Credit: X/@NarendraModi via PTI
Social media giant Meta is learnt to have told a parliamentary committee on Monday that it is ready to apologise for the brief restriction on a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook, as a section of members demanded legal action and sought fixing of accountability.
Mark Zuckerberg sends apologies for ‘errors in operating the platform’, government sources say
At a meeting of the department-related standing committee on information technology, members pointed out that while Meta earns huge revenue from India, it does not follow the law of the land, according to sources.