India, July 18 -- Social media giant Meta on Thursday issued an apology after a serious auto-translation error on its platforms inaccurately translated a condolence message shared by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, wrongly implying that he had passed away.

The blunder, which occurred on Meta-owned platforms Facebook and Instagram, sparked outrage after Siddaramaiah flagged the issue publicly. He expressed deep concern over the misleading translation and said such errors distort facts and mislead users-especially when it involves official communication.

Meta responded promptly, acknowledging the error and stating that the issue had been resolved. "We fixed an issue that briefly caused this inaccurate Kannada translation. We apolog...