Meta straps on a ‘Kick Me’ sign by mistakenly taking down video by India’s prime minister
REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The social networking giant said that was a mistake, apologized, and restored the video. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); That error gave India’s government the chance to beat up Meta in public.S. Krishnan, the secretary of India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), said he asked Meta “to come in at the highest level and explain what is happening and why.”“They have agreed to come – well, they have to – and explain what the situation is,” Krishnan said.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The social networking giant said that was a mistake, apologized, and restored the video.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); public sector Meta straps on a ‘Kick Me’ sign by mistakenly taking down video by India’s prime minister PLUS: DeepSeek to double peak hour prices for new model; Australia hikes fines for Big Tech; Japan’s next moonshot to ride local rocket; and more! Simon Sharwood Simon Sharwood APAC Editor APAC Editor Published mon 3 Aug 2026 // 02:25 UTC ASIA IN BRIEF Meta last week briefly took down an unremarkable video posted by India’s prime minister Narendra Modi, earning itself days of criticism…
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