Meta Platforms Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan apologized to India’s Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday over the temporary restriction of Modi’s Facebook post in July. “I apologized to the minister on behalf of Meta for the error restricting PM Modi’s post,” Kaplan said in a statement. Growing tensions between Meta and Indian authoritiesThe incident added to a wider dispute between Meta and India’s government. Companies must maintain content moderation systems that can operate at massive scale while also navigating government expectations around political speech, safety and accountability. Also read: Meta’s moderation controversy in India follows another recent reversal for the company, which removed an Instagram AI image feature after backlash over consent and privacy.