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‘Apologise for blocking PM video or lose cover’: Zuckerberg gets 3 days
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The Indian Express
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) has given Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg a three-day ultimatum to apologise for the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video addressing students and Gen Z about exam-related controversies.
The Lok Sabha secretariat told the government that if Zuckerberg does not apologise, the protection to Meta platforms under the IT Act may be withdrawn and he may face action.
This comes on a day Meta officials are meeting top government officials on the removal of the Prime Minister’s post.
The Indian Express has accessed a letter from A Jyothirmayi, director of the Lok Sabha, to S Krishnan, secretary of the Ministry of Electronics & IT.
The letter refers to a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on August 3 with representatives of the ministries of Home Affairs, Electronics and Information Technology, and social media platforms, including Meta, which runs Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.