Representatives of social media platforms like Google, Meta appear before Parliamentary panel on IT
Representatives from major social media platforms appeared before a Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT to discuss regulation. The meeting follows government concerns regarding algorithmic bias and the restriction of a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing tension between sovereign governments and global tech giants regarding content moderation, national security, and digital regulation.
Representatives of social media platforms like Google, Meta, YouTube and top officials of the Ministries of Home and MeitY on Monday (August 3, 2026) appeared before a parliamentary panel on the issue of social media regulation.
The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT, headed by BJP member Nishikant Dubey, was held days after the government summoned Meta's global team for briefly restricting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post.
Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) S. Krishnan and representatives of social and digital media platforms — Snapchat, Google, X, Meta (Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram) and YouTube — appeared before the committee to discuss the subject 'Social and Digital platforms and their regulation'.
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