India, Aug. 5 -- Instagram and WhatsApp-owner Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologised for the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post. The company executives acknowledged failures involving child sexual abuse content and deepfakes and admitted that "a lot of money was paid for boosting a certain type of content", government sources said on Wednesday.

Sources speaking after the US technology giant's global team led by its Global Affairs head Joel Kaplan met Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, admitted to lapses in the operation of the company's platforms.

Before meeting Vaishnaw, Kaplan, who served in the administration of Geo...