New Delhi: Members of the Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary standing committee on Information and Technology grilled the representatives of Facebook over the platform’s alleged political bias.
According to reports, the discussions remained inconclusive as members wanted more details from the networking site, with which it is expected to come prepared in the next meeting likely to be held again before the session starts on 14 September.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology had summoned representatives of Facebook and will hear their views “on the subject of safeguarding citizens’ rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space,” according to the agenda of the meeting.
Half of the 30-member parliamentary panel are BJP representatives, and the panel has five Congress members including Tharoor. Parliamentary panels, which consist of leaders from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, work as extensions to the Parliament and address policy and legislative issues.