Tag: Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg-Backed Byju’s Accused Of Buying Children’s Data and Threatening Parents
December 21, 2022
Meta Platforms Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative-backed Byju’s —India’s largest online education firm — has been accused of bullying parents to buy courses. What Happened: India’s National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, or NCPCR, said the edtech company is targeting first-generation learners and forcing parents to buy courses after purchasing their phone numbers, ANI reported. Priyank Kanoongo, the chairperson of NCPCR, said that the body has initiated action and will send a report to the government. “We came…