# Meta blames technical error for Kerala posts’ removal 2026-08-13T17:10:39+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Meta has told the Kerala Police Cyber Operations Wing that Facebook posts linking two MDMA case accused to Congress leader V D Satheesan were removed because of a technical error during an artificial intelligence software update. The company said similar content was removed in several states, restored all affected posts and denied action at anyone’s direction, according to Mathrubhumi. The controversy followed Opposition allegations of social media censorship. Satheesan admitted knowing the two arrested men, including Youth Congress activist Muhammad Hussain, but denied that Hussain worked for his social media team. He also denied asking Meta to remove critical reports, saying his only request concerned restoring the official CMO Kerala Instagram account. ## Coverage - english.mathrubhumi.com - english.mathrubhumi.com Tags: Kerala politics, MDMA case, Meta censorship, Pinarayi Vijayan, VD Satheesan, youth congress Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kerala-cm-admits-knowing-mdma-case-youths-denies-meta-censorship/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kerala-cm-admits-knowing-mdma-case-youths-denies-meta-censorship/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.