Arvind Kejriwal said Meta restricted his Facebook account in India without explanation. The account was later restored. Meta faces Indian government scrutiny over CSAM and Modi video.
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Arvind Kejriwal said Thursday that Meta had restricted his Facebook account in India. The former Delhi chief minister posted on X, tagging Meta and Meta India, and asked why the account was blocked. He said the company's office offered no explanation and did not respond to emails.
"Don't bow down to our Prime Minister so much," Kejriwal wrote. "Else he will allow u to run only his own account in India."
By Thursday evening, both his Facebook and Instagram accounts were accessible again in India, Livemint confirmed.
The incident comes as Meta faces growing scrutiny from the Indian government. The company is under investigation over advertisements on Instagram that promoted child sexual exploitation and abuse material, or CSEAM. Meta has acknowledged that the content was promoted on the platform and that paid promotions were targeted at certain audiences, according to ANI citing sources.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized to the central government over child sexual abuse material, deepfake content, and operational errors on the platform, ANI reported. A source told ANI that the government made clear to Meta that it was not covered under the intermediary definition and that safe harbor under the IT Act did not apply.
Separately, a Meta delegation led by Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan met India's electronics and information technology secretary on Wednesday. The meeting came after the company briefly blocked a video shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which Meta later said was due to a technical glitch. A parliamentary committee had demanded an apology from Zuckerberg over the Modi video row.
Meta's regulatory troubles in India add to the company's broader challenges. The Indian market is a key growth region for the social media giant, with hundreds of millions of users across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The government has tightened rules on content moderation and platform accountability in recent years.
Kejriwal's account restriction, though brief, highlights the tensions between Meta and Indian political figures. The company has faced similar complaints from opposition leaders in other countries. Meta has not publicly commented on the specific reasons for the account restriction.
The company's stock market analysis reflects the risks. Meta shares have fallen this year amid regulatory uncertainty in Europe and the U.S., and India's stance could add pressure.
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