Facebook’s India head Ajit Mohan on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against a notice sent to him by a Delhi Assembly panel regarding allegations that the social media giant did not properly apply hate speech rules and policies, contributing to the communal violence that hit the city in February, NDTV reported.
Mohan was scheduled to appear before the Peace and Harmony Committee on Wednesday after its chairperson and Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha issued him a final notice. Last week, the social media company’s representatives did not appear before the committee. Chadha had said non-appearance of any Facebook representative before the panel was not only in “contempt” of the Assembly but also an “insult” to the two crore people of Delhi.
A bench comprising of Justices SK Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari will hear Mohan’s plea tomorrow via video…