Content Posted by PM, Prominent Accounts To Get Additional Oversight: Meta Tells Centre

Published 29 July 2026 · india

Content Posted by PM, Prominent Accounts To Get Additional Oversight: Meta Tells Centre Published By, Last Updated: July 29, 2026, 21:51 IST Meta's team is

Content Posted by PM, Prominent Accounts To Get Additional Oversight: Meta Tells Centre Published By, Last Updated: July 29, 2026, 21:51 IST Meta's team is likely to meet government officials later this week or early next week over the Prime Minister's Facebook post issue. Mark Zuckerberg-owned platform wrote to the IT ministry, outlining the specifics of enhanced and rigorous safeguards it has now implemented for content posted by the Prime Minister and other prominent accounts. Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post was briefly removed from Facebook, Meta has now assured the government that content posted by the Prime Minister and other prominent accounts will get an additional oversight, according to sources, cited by news agency PTI. Mark Zuckerberg-owned platform wrote to the IT ministry, outlining the specifics of enhanced and rigorous safeguards it has now implemented for content posted by the Prime Minister and other prominent accounts.

Meta has informed the IT Ministry that posts by the Prime Minister and prominent accounts will have additional oversight on the platform and that multiple checks will take place at levels of senior company officials, sources said, citing the social media firm’s communication to the ministry. Meanwhile, a team from Meta is likely to meet government officials later this week or early next week over the Prime Minister’s Facebook post issue, sources added. Centre Vs Meta PM Modi’s recent post addressing India’s youth and promising stringent measures against paper leaks was briefly restricted by Facebook. Prime Minister Modi’s Instagram post of July 23, later shared on Facebook, marked his first direct selfie video aimed at engaging with the youth and underscoring the government’s commitment to crack down on paper leaks amid students’ protests.

Following this, the global head of public policy of Meta (Facebook and Instagram) was summoned by the IT Ministry. However, the US-headquartered social media giant blamed it on a technical glitch and apologised. But, the IT Ministry had found the explanation “inadequate". IT Secretary S Krishnan on Tuesday said that while Meta has apologised and admitted that they have made a mistake, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) is not happy with the explanation given and is seeking more details from the company. “It is good that they have apologised and admitted what they did was a mistake. But we are not happy with the explanation…it is not adequate, and we are seeking more details," Krishnan had said. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Saurabh Verma Chief Sub-Editor Saurabh Verma is a Chief Sub-Editor at News18.com, specializing in Indian politics, national current affairs, and breaking global news.