‘Inadvertent Error’: Meta Apologises For Zuckerberg’s LS Elections Remark

‘Inadvertent Error’: Meta Apologises For Zuckerberg’s LS Elections Remark

SUMMARY

Days after Mark Zuckerberg’s remark in a podcast concerning the 2024 India elections, Meta apologised for the comments, citing it as an “inadvertent error”

Meta India’s vice president of public policy Shivnath Thukral offered the apology and expressed India remains an incredibly important country for Meta

To note, a bench of the NCLAT is set to hear on January 16 a plea by Meta platforms against an order by CCI for abusing its dominant position

Days after Mark Zuckerberg’s remark in a podcast that the incumbent government in India lost power in the 2024 elections, held after the Covid-19 pandemic, Meta apologised for the comments, citing it as an “inadvertent error”.

Shivnath Thukral, Meta India’s vice president of public policy, via a post on social media platform X, said, “Dear Honourable Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw, Mark’s observation that many incumbent parties were not re-elected in 2024 elections holds true for several countries, but not India.”

“We would like to apologise for this inadvertent error. India remains an incredibly important country for Meta and we look forward to being at the heart of its innovative future,” he added.

The apology by Meta India’s vice president comes a day after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the parliamentary panel on IT, said it would summon the company’s officials over the remark.

Appearing on the Joe Rogan podcast, Zuckerberg had said that in elections around the world in 2024, most incumbent governments, including the one in India, had been voted out of power.

Lately, the Facebook parent has been facing a host of regulatory issues with the Indian government.

To note, a bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) is set to hear on January 16 a plea by Meta platforms against an order by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), which asked the company to pay a penalty for abusing its dominant position.

In November last year, the competition watchdog initially slapped a penalty of INR 213.14 Cr on its parent Meta, pertaining to WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy case.

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