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PM FB post issue | Govt again summons Meta over temporary restriction on Modi's video
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Fusion42 · 31 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Indian government has summoned senior Meta executives for a second time after a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was temporarily restricted on Facebook. Meta attributed the incident to an error, but the move signifies growing government scrutiny of social media platforms in India.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Social & Community, and 4 sources have reported it between 28 Jul 2026 and 31 Jul 2026.
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Moderation in India now has a VIP lane, and 'technical error' is no longer an acceptable excuse for mistakes. Your platform must be prepared to manually handle politically sensitive content with zero failures, or face direct government intervention.
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4 sources · first reported 28 Jul 2026 · latest 31 Jul 2026
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