Social Media Influence Threat To Democracy: Sonia Gandhi
During the Lok Sabha session on March 16, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi addressed Lok Sabha and said, social media platforms are negatively impacting democracy and politics of India. She said, "global companies like Facebook and Twitter are used increasingly to shape political narratives by leaders, parties and their proxies". Gandhi blamed the social media for filling young minds with hatred and demanded curbs to be implemented.