Archive · 5 Aug 2026
India gives Meta 3-day ultimatum over Modi video removal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the leader of India, a very big country.
He made a video post on Facebook to talk to students.
Facebook took that video down for a little while.
The Indian government was not happy about this.
They think Facebook made a mistake and treated India's leader unfairly.
Government leaders told Meta, the company that owns Facebook, to say sorry to the Prime Minister.
Meta has three days to apologize.
If it does not, the government might change a special rule that protects Facebook from getting in trouble for what people post.
Meta says it already has its own careful rules for checking content.
More meetings about this will happen on August 6.
The Indian government has given Meta a 3-day ultimatum to issue a personal apology to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A parliamentary panel warned Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the temporary removal of PM Modi's Facebook video post addressing students.
A second round of meetings on the issue is scheduled for August 6, according to sources.
The government raised concerns about alleged platform misuse, including selective enforcement of platform policies and abusive content.
If Meta fails to take corrective action, the government may withdraw Facebook's Safe Harbour protection, which shields platforms from legal liability for user content.
- Who
- Indian government officials and a parliamentary panel, Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- The government demanded an apology and explanation over the temporary removal of PM Modi's Facebook video post and threatened to withdraw Meta's Safe Harbour protection.
- When
- A 3-day ultimatum was issued; a second round of meetings is scheduled for August 6.
- Where
- India
- Why
- The temporary removal of PM Modi's Facebook post made the government question social media platforms' compliance with Indian laws.
Indian Government and Parliamentary Panel
Meta and Other Social Media Platforms
Removal of PM Modi's video post
Indian Government and Parliamentary Panel
The temporary removal of PM Modi's Facebook post was improper; the government demands a full explanation from 'report to restoration' of the video.
Meta and Other Social Media Platforms
Meta says it has strict internal content moderation rules and fact-checking mechanisms and treated the matter as a routine moderation action.
Apology demand
Indian Government and Parliamentary Panel
Meta must issue a personal apology to PM Modi within three days or face consequences.
Meta and Other Social Media Platforms
Meta's response so far has focused on its existing internal moderation rules and fact-checking rather than offering a personal apology.
Social media compliance with Indian laws
Indian Government and Parliamentary Panel
All social media platforms operating in India must follow Indian laws and take corrective action to improve compliance.
Meta and Other Social Media Platforms
Meta and other platforms say they already have strict internal content moderation rules and fact-checking mechanisms in place.
- Ultimatum
- 3 days for Meta to issue a personal apology to PM Modi
- Next meeting
- Second round of talks scheduled for August 6
- Main issue
- Temporary removal of PM Modi's Facebook video post addressing students
- Government concerns
- Selective enforcement of platform policies, abusive content, and non-compliance with Indian laws
- Possible action
- Withdrawal of Facebook's Safe Harbour legal protection for user content
- Meta's response
- Strict internal content moderation rules and fact-checking mechanisms
- Government demand
- Full explanation from 'report to restoration' of the video post
- Other demand
- BJP MP Nishikant Dubey wants Mark Zuckerberg to apologise