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Meta Restores Kerala Government Facebook Posts After Official Outcry
Two posts from Kerala’s Chief Minister’s Office disappeared from Facebook.
One post announced an Onam allowance for ASHA workers.
The other shared greetings for Nabi Day.
The office contacted Meta and India’s technology ministry about the removals.
It asked why the posts had been taken down.
It also wanted to know whether people or computer systems removed them.
Meta later restored both posts.
The government still says it wants protections for official messages in the future.
Meta restored two posts removed from the Chief Minister’s Office Kerala Facebook page.
The posts concerned an Onam festival allowance for ASHA workers and Nabi Day greetings.
Chief Minister VD Satheesan said the restoration followed intervention by his office.
The office requested an explanation under the Information Technology Act and clarification on how the removals occurred.
The Chief Minister’s Office also asked for safeguards against future removal of official government communications.
- Who
- Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan, the Chief Minister’s Office Kerala, Meta, and the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- What
- Meta restored two official Facebook posts that had been removed from the Chief Minister’s Office Kerala page.
- Where
- The posts were removed from the Chief Minister’s Office Kerala Facebook page.
- When
- The restoration and related statements were reported on Saturday; the articles do not specify a calendar date.
- Why
- The Chief Minister’s Office intervened and sought restoration, an explanation, and safeguards for official government communications.
Key facts
- Restored content
- Two posts from the Chief Minister’s Office Kerala Facebook page
- First post
- Announcement of the Onam festival allowance for ASHA workers
- Second post
- Greetings for Nabi Day
- Government official
- Rattan U Kelkar, IAS, Secretary of the Chief Minister’s Office
- Government requests
- A formal explanation under the Information Technology Act and clarification on whether automated or manual action removed the posts
- Additional agency contacted
- Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Quotes
VD Satheesan
Kerala Chief Minister who announced the restoration of the official posts
“While the content is back online, the arbitrary takedown of verified government communications ranging from festival greetings to welfare notices remains a serious concern”
NDTV
“Following strong intervention from the Keralam CMO, @Meta has restored the official posts arbitrarily removed from @CMOKeralam's Facebook page”
NDTV
Sources
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