New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology Chairperson Nishikant Dubey on Monday gave a stern message saying that safe harbour protection provided to Meta under Section 79 of the Information Technology (IT) Act should be withdrawn if its CEO Mark Zuckerberg does not apologise over the removal from Facebook of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video in which he addressed students over their concerns on paper leaks. The video was subsequently restored.

Talking to reporters briefly after chairing the meeting, Dubey also raised questions about the viewership algorithm of big social media companies, saying "they have a policy of giving preference to newcomers".

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