New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- A senior global executive at Meta met Indian officials on Wednesday and apologised for a video message by PM Narendra Modi on Facebook being taken down for five hours, according to a statement by the company that owns the social media website. The apology was tendered by Meta's chief global officer Joel Kaplan to Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during a meeting earlier in the day. Two people aware of the meetings told HT that the discussions covered multiple issues - including child sexual abuse material, safeguards for verified and high-profile accounts, and synthetically generated content. P8

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