Meta apologizes after blaming the restriction on an operational error.

Meta Platforms Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan apologized to India’s Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday over the temporary restriction of Modi’s Facebook post in July.

“I apologized to the minister on behalf of Meta for the error restricting PM Modi’s post,” Kaplan said in a statement.

The post, a video message from Modi addressing students during protests over examination paper leaks, was briefly restricted on Facebook before being restored. Meta said the removal happened because of an operational error.

The company’s apology followed…

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