New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has summoned Meta's global head of public policy after the social media company removed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post addressed to the youth, sources said on Tuesday.
According to sources, the global head of public policy of Meta (Facebook and Instagram) has been summoned by the IT ministry over the issue.
The video -- posted on July 23 amid the student protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party -- was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outreach to youth promising stringent measures against paper leaks.
Meta had clarified that the removal was a technical glitch and confirmed that the video has since been restored.
"The content was removed in error and has since been restored," the Meta spokesperson said.
Earlier, social media giant Meta on Tuesday issued an apology after the platform accidentally removed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first selfie-style Facebook video.
The selfie-style video marked the Prime Minister's first direct social media address in that format. In it, Modi spoke to young people about the government's response to the NEET paper leak controversy and the protests led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), while also appealing to students and youth.