Meta has apologised after a selfie video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly removed from Facebook in the early hours of Tuesday. The social media giant clarified that the video was taken down due to a technical error and has since been restored.
"The content was removed in error and has since been restored," a Meta spokesperson said in a statement.
The government, however, is reportedly taking the incident seriously. IANS reported that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) summoned Meta and Instagram's global heads over the temporary blocking of PM Modi's Facebook video.
The video, released on July 23, marked Modi's first direct address to Gen Z since nationwide protests led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) erupted over examination paper leaks.
Users who tried to access the video on Tuesday morning were reportedly shown a message indicating that the content was unavailable in India following a legal request.
In the video, the prime minister assured students that the government would take stronger action against examination malpractices, including introducing stricter legal provisions to curb paper leaks.
"I have issued directions to departments to set up fast-track courts," Modi had said, adding that a draft law providing for stringent punishment and special courts to deal with paper leak cases would be considered by the Union Cabinet before being introduced in Parliament.
