Meta apologised today for removing content from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Facebook and Instagram accounts on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh last week.
Malaysia had asked Meta for an explanation after the posts expressing condolences over Haniyeh’s death were removed.
“We apologise for an operational error where content from the Prime Minister’s Facebook and Instagram pages were removed, and the content has since been restored with the correct newsworthy label,” a Meta spokesman told Reuters in an emailed response to questions.
Yesterday, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil and members of the Prime Minister’s Office met Meta representatives to seek an explanation.
“The Prime Minister’s Office views Meta’s actions as discriminatory, unjust, and a blatant suppression of free expression,” the office said in a statement yesterday.
