Meta, social media platforms must comply with Indian law: Government sourcesGovernment sources said social media platforms, including Meta, must comply with Indian laws after a parliamentary panel sought an unconditional apology from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook postBy IANS Updated On - 5 August 2026, 03:45 PMNew Delhi: Social media platforms, including Meta, must comply with the law of the land, IT Ministry sources said on Wednesday, as a parliamentary panel asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to issue an “unqualified apology” within three days over the brief removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post recently. Meta stands to lose its “safe harbour protection” in India if it fails to do so in the stipulated deadline. A high-level Meta delegation met IT Secretary S. Krishnan in the national capital to discuss the erroneous takedown of the Prime Minister’s video. According to preliminary information, representatives from Meta and other social media platforms responded that they already have stringent internal rules and factchecking mechanisms and maintained that no misuse of their platforms is allowed deliberately or knowingly. Earlier, a Parliamentary Standing Committee took strong exception to the temporary removal of PM Narendra Modi’s video from Facebook and sought an apology from Zuckerberg.