Tried to raise content manipulation issue with Facebook, WhatsApp: Congress

The party said that a meeting with Facebook officials took place on May 15, but the social media company did not take any action

The Congress on Monday claimed that it has many times tried to raise the issue of content manipulation with social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp, but in vain.

The Opposition party said it tried to raise the issue with them as early as 2018, much before it was revealed by the US-based newspaper. The matter has also been discussed several times during internal party meetings. The party raised the issue with the platforms several times and cited cases of clear bias and presented evidence also. 'The executive of the social media platforms feigned ignorance and promised to look, but in