The founder of Facebook and CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, might find himself in a tight spot soon as the parliamentary committee plans to summon Meta's parent company. This announcement came from the IT and Communication Parliamentary Committee Chairman Nishikant Dubey, who shared details on his social media platform X.
He remarked, 'My committee will summon Meta for this misinformation. Such incorrect information in any democratic country tarnishes its image. For this mistake, that institution will have to apologize to the Indian Parliament and the people here.'
Earlier in this matter, IT and
Communication
Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had responded to Mark Zuckerberg, stating on X that in 2024, the world's largest democracy, India, conducted elections where 640 million people participated. The people of India have shown trust in the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Also Read:
Zuckerberg claimed that most ruling governments worldwide, including India, lost the elections after COVID-19, which is incorrect. He made this statement on Joe Rogan's podcast, suggesting that governmental losses highlighted a dip in public trust post-pandemic. He attributed this to rising inflation, economic policies related to the pandemic, and how governments managed COVID-19.
Source: aajtak
However, his assertion is inaccurate in the context of India, leading to increased criticism. Central Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also tagged Meta in a post on X, expressing that providing false information is particularly unfortunate. Meanwhile, Nishikant Dubey indicated that Meta will be summoned over the issue.
