# Meta apologises to India for restricting PM Modi’s post

https://mins.news/en/item/14277

- Reuters, 2026-08-05 15:01 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/meta-apologises-india-restricting-pm-modis-post-2026-08-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a73503b69018900011c2196

> Meta Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan said he apologised to India’s information technology minister over the brief restriction of a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July. Kaplan made the disclosure in a statement issued on Wednesday. The restriction was temporary and concerned content posted by Modi. The apology reflects Meta’s response to the incident involving the Indian prime minister’s post.

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