By Aditya Kalra and Nigam Prusty
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian parliamentary committee will question Facebook <FB.O> executives on how the social media giant regulates political content in the country, a panel member told Reuters on Friday, following controversy about its practices.
Facebook and its top lobbying executive in India, Ankhi Das, are facing criticism after a news report said she opposed applying hate-speech rules to a politician from India's ruling party.
Facebook has been summoned to appear on Sept. 2 before the information technology panel, which considers issues like social media abuse. The discussion with Facebook will last for 30 minutes, according to a notice published late on Thursday.
"The subject is serious because of Facebook's extensive reach in India ... and the potential for hate speech to incite violence and other unlawful ...
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