Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi speaks in Lok Sabha
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday urged the government to end the “systematic interference” of Facebook and other social media giants on electoral politics in the country. In the Lok Sabha, without naming the Bharatiya Janata Party, Sonia alleged that social harmony is being disturbed by Facebook in connivance with the ruling establishment.
Citing a report published in Al Jazeera and The Reporters Collective that claimed Facebook had offered cheaper deals for election ads to the BJP than other political parties, he said that “we need to protect democracy and social harmony”. no matter who is in power”.
“Thank you for allowing me to raise an issue of paramount importance – the growing threat of social media misuse to hack our democracy. Global companies like FB and Twitter are used to disseminate political narratives by politicians, parties and their proxies. The shaping is done fast,” she said. Introducing Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, he said.
“It has repeatedly come to the public view that global social media companies are not providing equal opportunities to all parties… Dangerous for our democracy.” Sonia who represents UP’s Rae Bareli in the Lok Sabha said.