Parliamentary committee asks Twitter CEO to appear
Globally there's a growing concern over Twitter's conduct and India isn't the only one concerned about it. The Parliamentary Committee hearing in India is the fourth such hearing where Twitter has been summoned. It is an absolute fact that social media fairness is important. There were similar complaints that were raised in various other countries including Singapore, the European Union, and in the United States.
With an objective to improve on transparency, there have been concerns over data privacy on social media because such platforms could be used to interfere in the elections. Political parties have also been complaining that their Twitter accounts have been disabled or blocked, an issue which is also expected to be addressed during the meeting. The development comes at a time when there have been growing concerns about citizens' rights on social media, and data privacy.
Social media become a major factor that can influence both people's voting tendencies as well as parties' election campaigns. A source said that if you could pay the right price, then it is consent else it is offence. Every social media including Google, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn are driven by a Price band. One can easily achieve the objective by paying the right price; if you can't afford a good amount in the ad spend, then you shouldn't be in business at all. It is the revenue model of the social media and few advertisements too.
The hearing had initially been scheduled for February 7, but was later re-scheduled to February 11 to give Twitter executives time to travel. However, Twitter had turned it down, citing short notice.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology headed by Anurag Thakur, Member of Parliament, had on February 11 summoned Dorsey to appear on February 25, over measures taken to ensure the safety and security of the users and allegations that the social media site is discriminating against ‘nationalist’ posts.
The committee had earlier summoned Dorsey and other Twitter executives to discuss the issue of safeguarding citizens' rights on Twitter. Anurag Thakur said, he has called the CEO of Twitter and other senior officials, but does not have any update on who is going to represent the company.
The Chief Executive Officer of Twitter Jack Dorsey is unlikely to appear before the Parliamentary panel of India and will send Colin Crowell, Head of Public Policy, Government, and Corporate Philanthropy at the company, instead. The latest news says that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey had refused to appear for a hearing before India's Parliamentary Committee on IT.
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