Parliamentary panel ‘discussion’ with Facebook to continue: Shashi Tharoor

A Parliamentary panel looking into alleged misuse of social media platforms has decided to continue its “discussion” with representatives of global giant Facebook, after a meeting that lasted for almost three and half hours on Wednesday, its chairman and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said.

Facebook’s India head Ajit Mohan appeared before the panel amid a political slugfest with both BJP and Congress accusing each other of colluding with the social media giant to influence opinion. Besides Mohan, whose deposition lasted for more than two hours, some government officials and a few experts also deposed before the panel, sources said.