Make social media companies more accountable: Milind Murli Deora in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI: (Mar 10) Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha member Milind Murli Deora on Tuesday urged the government to make social media companies more accountable, as he highlighted the adverse impact of digital platforms, especially on teenagers.

Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Deora stressed on the need for awareness on the impact of social media and internet use on children and adolescents, and referred to the recent incidence of suicide by three teenage sisters in Ghaziabad, reportedly linked to online gaming addiction.

"Social media connects billions of people around the world, it amplifies voices, it democratises information, but we must accept one reality, it has a dark side," Deora said.