Twitter CEO won't appear before Parliamentary panel on Feb 25

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will not appear before the Parliamentary panel on IT on February 25, and instead the company is sending its Head of Public Policy Colin Crowell. The Parliamentary panel on Information Technology had summoned Twitter head Jack Dorsey to appear before it on 25th February. The meeting had been called against the backdrop of growing concerns about safeguarding citizens' data privacy and the possibility of social media platforms being used to interfere in the upcoming elections.
 
Twitter spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement today that Mr.Colin Crowell, Global Vice President of Public Policy for Twitter, will appear before the Committee on Monday.Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the government has been warning social media platforms of strong action if any



attempt was made to influence the country's electoral process through undesirable means. Even as it faces heat over allegations of political bias in the country, Twitter has maintained that it is committed to remain unbiased and that its product as well as policies are never based on political ideology.