KUALA LUMPUR — Tech giant Meta apologized Tuesday for removing social media posts by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim about the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
The apology came a day after Anwar's office summoned Meta representatives to seek an explanation on why the leader's Facebook and Instagram posts about Haniyeh's death had been removed. Meta is the parent firm of the two popular social media platforms.'We apologize for an operational error where content from the Prime Minister's Facebook and Instagram Pages were removed,' Meta said in a statement emailed to Agence France-Presse.
Anwar's posts included a video showing the premier on a phone call with a Hamas official, offering his condolences.On Instagram, there was a note by Meta, shared by Anwar, that the posts were taken down because of association with 'dangerous individuals and organizations.'Anwar's office had described Meta's removal of the posts as 'a blatant suppression of free expression' and demanded an apology from the tech behemoth.
Apologizes Over Removal Of Malaysia PM Posts On Hamas Leader
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