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India's main opposition Congress on Sunday called for a parliamentary panel to investigate alleged links between Facebook's India team and the country's ruling party.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Facebook is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
16 Aug 2020 10:15PM
(Updated: 16 Aug 2020 11:43PM)
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NEW DELHI: India's main opposition Congress on Sunday (Aug 16) called for a parliamentary panel to investigate alleged links between Facebook's India team and the country's ruling party.
Citing a report published by the Wall Street Journal on Friday, the party said employees of Facebook and WhatsApp, responsible for overseeing Indian content, were working to favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, to protect the company's "commercial interests".
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India's government and Facebook did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
Facebook Inc's WhatsApp, which counts India as its biggest market with 400 million users, is waiting for regulatory clearances to launch a payment platform.
It has invested US$5.7 Read More – Source
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India's main opposition Congress on Sunday called for a parliamentary panel to investigate alleged links between Facebook's India team and the country's ruling party.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Facebook is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
16 Aug 2020 10:15PM
(Updated: 16 Aug 2020 11:43PM)
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NEW DELHI: India's main opposition Congress on Sunday (Aug 16) called for a parliamentary panel to investigate alleged links between Facebook's India team and the country's ruling party.
Citing a report published by the Wall Street Journal on Friday, the party said employees of Facebook and WhatsApp, responsible for overseeing Indian content, were working to favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, to protect the company's "commercial interests".
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India's government and Facebook did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
Facebook Inc's WhatsApp, which counts India as its biggest market with 400 million users, is waiting for regulatory clearances to launch a payment platform.
It has invested US$5.7 Read More – Source
