Sonia Gandhi urges govt to put end to influence of social media giants in electoral politics

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi on March 16 said that global companies like Facebook and Twitter are used increasingly to shape political narratives and urged the government to put an end to the influence of social media giants in electoral politics in India.

“Thank you for allowing me to take up the issue of paramount importance-the rising danger of social media being abused to hack our democracy. Global companies like Facebook and Twitter are used increasingly to shape political narratives by leaders, parties, and their proxies,” said Sonia Gandhi in Lok Sabha, while making the mention of the issue in Zero Hour in the House.

“I urge Government to put an end to the systematic influence and interference of FB and other social media the giants in electoral politics of the world's largest democracy. This is beyond parties and politics. We need to protect our democracy and social harmony regardless of who's in power,” she added.