Meta apologises after auto-translated post declares Karnataka Chief minister dead

Bangalore, 18/7: In a recent developments, Meta has apologised after an Indian chief minister’s social media post was mistranslated on some of its platforms, falsely suggesting he had died, according to Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency.

 

On Tuesday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah posted a condolence message in Kannada language on Facebook and Instagram mourning the death of an actress.

 

But when the posts were auto-translated into English, they mistakenly said that Mr Siddaramaiah had “passed away”.