India, Aug. 6 -- The apology came after lawmakers warned the company risked losing safe harbour protections if such lapses continued unchecked

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to the Government of India for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), deepfake content, and other issues on the company's platforms, Government sources said. The apology followed a meeting between Meta's top leaders and senior Indian officials, including Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union IT secretary S Krishnan, on Wednesday.

Earlier, the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology gave Zuckerberg three days to apologise for briefly removing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's July 23 video from Facebook and to take action against tho...