‘Zuckerberg intends to destabilise India’: Parliament panel chief demands apology from Meta boss over PM post row
Highlighting the removal of PM Modi's content, Nishikant Dubey said this was “not the first time” Meta had done this.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey accused Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg of attempting to destabilize India, following the temporary removal of a Prime Minister Narendra Modi video from Facebook. Dubey, who leads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications & IT, demanded an apology from Zuckerberg after the committee's meeting. Dubey claimed Meta had previously removed content related to the 2024 elections without apology, suggesting Zuckerberg's intention to destabilize the country.
The committee stated that an apology must come directly from Zuckerberg, and if he fails to do so, the safe harbour protection under Section 79 should be withdrawn. Dubey also criticized Meta's algorithm, stating that registered party viewership was 23 million, while non-registered parties and NGOs had 27 million viewership. The BJP MP alleged that the viewership for political parties is lower compared to non-registered parties and NGOs, and that Meta India, X, and YouTube favor newcomers, hence received a 7 million viewership.
The MP also pointed out the platform's failure to remove child sexual abuse material and content related to women, indicating compliance challenges with the home ministry and IT ministry.
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