Govindacharya, who accused the two websites of tax evasion, using users' data for commercial purposes, and not verifying users details. The former BJP leader also slammed Centre for not taking action against the Internet companies. The court has asked the companies to respond to the notice within four weeks.
Govindacharya in the petition said that Facebook India
was transferring data of its Indian users to the U.S. for commercial
purposes, without paying any taxes to the Indian government. The
petitioner further wanted the government to ensure implementation of
verification norms for social networks, as done by the telecom
companies.
The petitioner pointed out that nearly
5-6 percent of Facebook profiles are fake and that the government had
laid guidelines for “Know Your Customer” for all sectors, especially for
telecom companies. However, the social networking companies were not
following the guidelines; thus posing a huge security threat to the
country.
Govindacharya in his petition also slammed Facebook for letting children under 13 years to join the network.
He said the social network
allowed preteens only to promote online gaming market and make revenue
from advertisements. Also, Facebook wasn't paying due taxes on their
Indian operations, as per the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement.
The petition, which accuses the websites
of breaching various norms, also sought a ban on the government
officers accessing social networking websites through the government
computers.
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