Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for child abuse content, deepfakes and errors in operating the platform, sources said on Wednesday after the company's global team met IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, following the government's recent summons over the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post on Facebook. Government sources said it was made clear to the Meta team that they are not covered under the 'intermediary' definition, and Safe harbour under the IT Act is not applicable. Meta team admitted that a lot of money was paid for boosting a certain type of content; they apologised and regretted the mistake. Meta team, including Global Affairs officer Joel Kaplan, met Vaishnaw and had a separate meeting with IT Secretary S Krishnan. The meeting follows the government's summons after Modi's Facebook post was briefly restricted; Meta attributed it to a technical glitch, but MeitY found the explanation "inadequate". Meta has been under scrutiny over Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in paid advertisements on Instagram, and the government last month slapped a notice on the social media giant. Krishnan said issues include CSAM measures, synthetically generated information, and safeguards for verified accounts of prominent personalities. He added that Meta should have the technology to address such issues effectively, and the government wants to understand why some things have not been working. Government sources earlier said the issue involves "national security and public order", and Meta's global team will be asked to clarify issues around algorithmic