Representatives of social media platforms like Google, Meta appear before parliamentary panel on IT

BJP MPs sought an apology from Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg over the temporary restriction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post, while Opposition members cautioned against political influence over content moderation and argued that “technology should be regulated, not…

Highlighting the removal of PM Modi's content, Nishikant Dubey said this was “not the first time” Meta had done this.

Meta officials apologized, stating that the PM's video was briefly removed due to an error

While the US-headquartered social media giant had attributed the incident to a technical glitch and apologised, the MeitY found the explanation "inadequate".

A parliamentary panel convened a meeting with social media platforms to address regulatory matters, which was also attended by government officials. This comes in the wake of Meta’s temporary restriction on Prime Minister Modi's Facebook post, leading to the ministry's scrutiny…

The panel will examine measures to protect women, children and citizens' data privacy, besides reviewing how social media platforms comply with government rules