India parliamentary panel questions Google, Meta on social media regulation after Modi post controversy

Published Aug 3, 01:23 PM UTC

On August 3, 2026, representatives from Google, Meta, YouTube, Snapchat, X, and other social media platforms appeared before India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT, chaired by BJP member Nishikant Dubey. The hearing focused on social and digital platform regulation, occurring days after the government summoned Meta's global team for briefly restricting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post addressing exam reforms. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) found Meta's explanation of a 'technical glitch' inadequate, framing the issue as one of national security and public order. Additionally, Hyderabad Cyber Crime police registered cases against Meta India head Arun Srinivas over allegedly morphed and AI-generated posts targeting PM Modi. The committee also heard from Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan and MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan, discussing algorithmic bias, public order impacts, and social media's effects on children's mental well-being.