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- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video post on Facebook, made during the GenZ-CJP protests, was temporarily removed and shown as 'Restricted' to some users, while the same video stayed on Instagram.
- Meta restored the post and called it a technical error, not a policy decision, and expressed regret.
- The government, unsatisfied with Meta's initial explanation, has summoned senior company officials again to explain how the error happened and what steps will prevent a repeat.
- The matter matters because the Prime Minister's posts reach crores of people, and the government has also asked how often such errors might affect ordinary users.
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- What explanation Meta gives on whether the removal came from automatic content moderation or a human review
- What safeguards Meta announces for high-profile accounts and any changes to its systems
- Whether this pushes the broader debate on transparency and accountability of tech platforms' content moderation in India
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