What happened
A Prime Minister’s video was briefly blocked on Meta’s platform(s). The Centre reportedly asked or informed Meta’s global officials about the blocking incident and discussed the platform’s approach to removal/blocking and platform accountability.
Background and earlier position
In digital governance, online platforms moderate content by applying rules, systems, and human review processes. When the government seeks removal or blocking of content, the central governance concern is accountability: who makes the decision inside the platform, on what basis the decision is taken, and how the platform handles reversals or corrections if blocking is found to be wrong.
What changed now
The reported change is escalation and engagement with Meta’s global officials after a high-profile political content incident involving a Prime Minister’s video. The engagement covered platform handling of blocking and removal, and the Centre’s expectations about how platform accountability should work in practice for such incidents.
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