Sonia Gandhi urges govt to end influence of Facebook, Twitter on electoral politics

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday urged the federal government to finish the affect of Fb, different social media giants on electoral politics in India, saying that they’re getting used to “form political narratives”.

Talking within the Lok Sabha, the senior Congress chief stated that it has repeatedly come to public discover that world social media firms are usually not offering a stage enjoying subject to all events.

“Thanks for permitting me to take up the difficulty of paramount significance – the rising hazard of social media being abused to hack our democracy. World firms like Fb and Twitter are used more and more to form political narratives by leaders, events and their proxies,” she stated.

“The blatant method through which social concord is being disturbed by Fb with the connivance of the ruling institution is harmful for our democracy,” she added.

The Congress just lately suffered a crushing defeat in all 5 states that went to polls in February-March. The social gathering couldn’t cease the BJP from retaining energy

in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. It additionally misplaced Punjab to Aam Aadmi Social gathering.