Updated Dec 16, 2020 | 16:40 IST
Facebook India head Ajit Mohan deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology after the panel had summoned him on the issue of citizens’ data safety. Facebook India Vice President Ajit Mohan. | Photo Credit: Twitter
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Congress MP Karti Chidambaram questioned Mohan about a recent Wall Street Journal report on the banning of Bajrang Dal on Facebook
The WSJ report stated that despite an internal assessment that called for a ban on the right-wing outfit, Facebook had not cracked down on the Hindu nationalist outfit
New Delhi: India’s Parliamentary panel for information technology on Wednesday questioned Facebook India head Ajit Mohan after recent reports stated that the social media giant was reluctant to ban right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal over concerns of security of its staff.