The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT questioned Meta and other major digital platforms over the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post on NEET. The panel sought explanations on content moderation, platform accountability and legal safeguards, while also raising concerns over cybercrime, AI-generated misinformation, deepfakes and online scams.
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology on Monday expressed serious concern over the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official Facebook post related to the NEET examination, describing the incident as one that raises important questions about the functioning and accountability of global social media platforms.
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During a meeting to examine the subject "Social and Digital Platforms and Their Regulation", the Committee, chaired by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, sought detailed explanations from representatives of Meta, Google, YouTube, Snapchat, X as well as officials of the Ministries of Home Affairs and Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), sources said.
According to sources, the Chairperson asked the ministries and social media companies to submit written replies to unanswered questions within 10 days, saying the inputs would help the Committee prepare its report on regulating digital platforms while ensuring transparency, accountability and public confidence.
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