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Parliamentary panel summons Google, Meta, X, Snapchat over digital platform regulation
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Fusion42 · 28 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
India's parliamentary committee has summoned Google, Meta, X and Snapchat for August 3 hearing on digital platform regulation, following Meta's brief removal of PM Modi's video and government scrutiny over platform moderation practices.
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India's parliamentary committee is now directly examining platform moderation decisions and government takedown compliance; if you operate a social platform in India, you're now under structured legislative oversight with hard deadlines to respond. The precedent is being set by how Meta, Google, X and Snapchat answer on August 3.
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