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Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology is scheduled to hold a meeting on June 29 to hear the views of Facebook India and Google India on safeguarding citizens rights and prevention of misuse of social online news media platforms. The Committee has called the representatives of the two IT giants to register their views on the matter. Earlier on June 18, the Committee had called Twitter to appear before the panel to give representation on how to prevent misuse of social media and online news. On June 20, India s permanent mission at the United Nations had clarified that India s new IT rules are designed to empower ordinary users of social media and that they were finalised after the government held broad consultations with civil society and other stakeholders in 2018.
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The Parliamentary panel on Information Technology had called Facebook and Google officials amid the company’s standoff with the government over new IT rules.
The Parliamentary panel is headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.
New Delhi: Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology is scheduled to hold a meeting on Tuesday (June 29, 2021) to hear the views of Facebook India and Google India on safeguarding citizens rights and prevention of misuse of social online news media platforms. The Committee, headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, has called the representatives of the two IT giants to register their views on the matter.
Parliamentary panel on Information Technology summons Google, Facebook on June 29
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On June 20, India s permanent mission at the United Nations had clarified that India s new IT rules are designed to empower ordinary users of social media and that they were finalised after the government held broad consultations with civil society and other stakeholders in 2018.
Parliament standing committee on Information Technology summons Facebook, Google on June 29
Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology is scheduled to hold a meeting on June 29 to hear the views of Facebook India and Google India on safeguarding citizens rights and prevention of misuse of social online news media platforms.
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