Apparently aware that the social media was being used by a group of unscrupulous politicians to mislead voters by spreading untrue reports Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday cautioned the people against using social media for spreading false information.
Twitting on the world Social Media Day Banerjee said the social media should be used for the good of the mankind instead of spreading fake news. “Today is World Social Media Day. Social media should be used for the good of mankind. It must not be misused by anyone to spread dangerous fake news and misinformation,” she tweeted.
Banerjee had for quite some been blaming the social media for spreading fake news against her party much to the benefit of opposition BJP.
Reacting to her tweet her senior party member Firhad Hakim said “the BJP has a team of IT workers.
They have spent crores on developing this team which often spreads unsubstantiated news. The people should remain alert against such news that created dissension in the society.”