Parliament panel summons Meta, X over social media regulation after CJP protests
A Parliamentary panel has summoned representatives of major social media companies and officials from the Centre for a meeting on August 3 to discuss the
A Parliamentary panel has summoned representatives of major social media companies and officials from the Centre for a meeting on August 3 to discuss the regulation of social and digital platforms. The discussion will cover privacy safeguards for different sections of society and the way these platforms deal with issues linked to public order. The meeting comes days after social media, especially Instagram, was used extensively by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to publicise and mobilise participants for its student protest at Jantar Mantar over the NEET-UG paper leak and other issues.
Read Full Story Videos, reels and live updates from the protest sites were widely shared online, drawing broad attention to the demonstrations. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, said the panel has called representatives of Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, along with Google, X and Snapchat. He said they have been asked to explain how they protect the privacy of women, children, farmers, rural residents, labourers and the general public, and how they ensure public order.
According to a notice issued on Tuesday, 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'." In a post on X, Dubey said, "On 3 August 2026 at 4 PM, our Parliamentary Committee on IT and Communication has summoned Meta (Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp), X (Twitter), Snapchat, and Google.
How will the privacy of women, children, farmers, rural folks, labourers, and the general public be protected? How do these companies ensure the government's public order?" The 36-day CJP-led agitation at Jantar Mantar ended on Saturday after the government accepted key demands of the protesters and Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as education minister, as attention now shifts to the panel's review of how social media platforms are regulated. Ends
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