Meta's Apology for Zuckerberg's Remarks: What It Means for India-Meta Relations
Days after Mark Zuckerberg's remarks on a podcast suggested that several governments, including India's, lost power in elections held post-Covid-19, Meta issued an apology, calling the comments an error. It was IT and I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw who had called out Meta. How does this controversy impact the dynamics of the India-Meta relationship? Has the Indian government sent a strong message to social media platforms and intermediaries that they won't have a free run? Will this row escalate, and what shape could it take?
