Parliamentary panel to question digital platforms on privacy and public order
A parliamentary panel has summoned major digital platforms, including Google, Meta, and X, to discuss privacy and public order following nationwide protests. The meeting follows the resignation of the Union Education Minister amid controversy over the NEET-UG paper leak.
Why it matters
The summons reflects growing government scrutiny over the role of social media in mobilizing political movements and the regulation of digital platforms.
Following nationwide protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) that forced Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign, the Parliamentary panel has decided to hold a meeting on August 3 to discuss the regulation of social media and digital platforms.
The agenda includes a “briefing by the representatives of (i) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY); (ii) Ministry of Home Affairs; and (iii) Social and Digital Media Platforms — Snapchat, Google, X (formerly Twitter), Meta (Facebook and Instagram) on the subject ‘Social and digital platforms and their regulation’.”
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey chairs the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology.
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