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BJP MP Tejaswi Surya To Take Up Complaints Of Facebook Censoring Pro-Hindu And Nationalist Voices
Swarajya Staff
Aug 17, 2020, 12:43 PM | Updated 12:43 PM IST
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29-year-old BJP MP from South Bangalore Tejaswi Surya has asked netizens to send him written complaints of Facebook allegedly censoring pro-Hindu and nationalist voices.
Many have complained that Facebook is unfairly censoring many nationalist, pro-India or pro-Hindu voices
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) August 16, 2020
As member of Standing Committee on IT, I will take it up with concerned in appropriate forum.
Please send me your complaints, if any, on the issue to contact@tejasvisurya.in
Surya said that many have complained about Facebook unfairly censoring many nationalist, pro-India or pro-Hindu voices and he as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT will take it up the matter in an appropriate forum.
This initiative by Surya was soon backed by Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra who alleged that there are "thousands of examples where Facebook has unfairly censored, suspended, stalled the reach of pro India, pro Hindu voices" and at the same time allowed the Islamist agenda to continue.
Thanks @Tejasvi_Surya for taking it up
— Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) August 16, 2020
There are thousands of examples where facebook have unfairly censored, suspended , stalled the reach of pro India, pro Hindu voices
at the same time allowing free run for the Islamist Agenda and Hate against Hindus https://t.co/ePkxR4TkZE
This step against Facebook comes about a year after Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was summoned by an Anurag Thakur led parliamentary panel following allegations of Twitter's left-wing bias. The committee wanted to understand from Dorsey whether the social network is a "technology-driven platform or a content controlling platform".
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