Parliamentary panel turns down Facebook’s call for virtual appearance; says will vaccinate officials

NEW DELHI: The parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday turned down social media giant Facebook’s request for coming for a virtual meeting instead of physical representation citing the company’s Covid policies. The committee also proposed vaccination for the Facebook officials who will come for the meeting with the panel, said sources.

The dates for the said meeting has not been finalised yet.

The parliamentary standing committee has also decided that all other social media and web platforms like YouTube, Google, etc. must send their representations physically before the panel.