Social media giant Facebook has apologized to the Indian government. The apology was made after Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview that the current ruling party in India had lost the 2024 general elections and that there had been a change of government.
The apology comes amid a huge controversy over Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks about the 2024 general elections. However, it is Facebook’s Indian representative who has apologized for Zuckerberg’s remarks. It remains to be seen whether the Indian government will accept this.
Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook will be summoned
Meanwhile, the Indian government will summon Zuckerberg and Facebook with stern action. The parliamentary standing committee will summon social media giant Meta over boss Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks on the 2024 Indian general elections. BJP MP and chairman of the House panel on Communication and Information Technology, Nishikant Dubey, said that Meta will be summoned for spreading false information.
“False information about a democratic country tarnishes its image. The organization should apologize to Parliament and the people here for this mistake,” he said in a post on Dubey X against Facebook.
The post-COVID elections saw a change of government in India and a setback for the ruling parties. From providing free food to 800 million people, 2.2 billion free vaccines, helping countries around the world during COVID, to leading India as the fastest growing major economy, Prime Minister Modi’s crucial third term victory is a testament to good governance and public trust. It is disappointing to see misinformation from Meta and Mr. Zuckerberg himself, said Nishikant Dubey, Chairman of the House Panel on Communication and Information Technology.
The parliamentary committee is now taking action in this regard, as it was said that the ruling party in India lost the last election and that the reason behind such failures was not serving the people adequately during the Covid period. The parliamentary committee has the power to take such action. The Facebook founder misinterpreted the elections held in India and described the elected government as a failure.
The central government has considered this as an insult to the world’s largest democracy and elections by the Facebook founder. It is not known whether Facebook founder and owner Mark Zuckerberg himself will be brought to India in this regard. The parliamentary committee will send a notice to the Facebook founder in this regard. If he does not withdraw his remarks in this regard and appear before Parliament, the central government can stop Facebook’s operations in India.
It was a move against China years ago, and India banned TikTok, which was China’s most powerful social media platform in India at that time. India banned 52 Chinese apps at that time, and TikTok disappeared from India overnight. Yet nothing has happened to digital marketing or social media influencers in India. The move by the central government against Facebook has not only gained national but also global attention.
