2Photo© oneindia.comSonia calls for curbs on social media cos, says they are hacking democracy
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said global social media companies are being abused to hack India's democracy and urged the government to put an end to their "systematic influence and interference" in electoral politics.
Gandhi, speaking during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, said global companies such as Facebook and Twitter are being increasingly used "to shape political narratives by leaders, political parties and their proxies".
She described as an issue of paramount importance "the rising danger of social media being abused to hack our democracy" and added it has repeatedly come to public notice that global social media companies "are not providing a level playing field to all political parties."
“ Global companies like Facebook and Twitter are increasingly being used to shape political narratives by leaders, parties and their proxies. This show the connivance of the ruling establishment with…
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“ Thank you for allowing me to take up issue of paramount importance – rising danger of social media being abused to hack our democracy. Global companies like Facebook and Twitter are used increasingly…
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“ It has repeatedly come to public notice that global social media companies aren’t providing a level playing field to all parties. Blatant manner in which social harmony is being disturbed by FB with…
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“ I urge Govt to put an end to systematic influence and interference of Facebook and other social media giants in electoral politics of the world’s largest democracy. This is beyond parties and…
Sonia Gandhi,
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