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Parliament panel summons Meta, X, Google, Snapchat over digital safety, meeting at 4pm today
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Meta, X, Google, and Snapchat were summoned to appear before India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology at 4 PM on August 3, 2026.
The committee, chaired by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, will examine measures to protect digital safety of women, children, farmers, rural residents, and general citizens, and review compliance with government rules.
The summons follow an incident where Meta briefly removed a Facebook video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was restored as a technical error.
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