Facebook, Twitter raise doubts over independence of India content appeal panel

Facebook, Twitter raise doubts over independence of India content appeal panel

FILE PHOTO: People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

US lobby groups representing Facebook and Twitter are concerned India‘s plan to form a government panel to hear appeals against content moderation decisions could lack independence, documents seen by Reuters show.