Edtech Company Byju’s Allegedly Buying Phone Numbers Of Kids, Threatening Parents: NCPCR Chief
The commission has summoned Byju’s CEO, Byju Raveendran, to appear in person on December 23 over alleged malpractice of hard selling and misselling of its courses for students.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chief said on Tuesday that the commission has allegedly found out that Byju is buying phone numbers of children and their parents, and threatened them that their future will be ruined if they don’t buy their courses.
The NCPCR chief said, “We came to know how Byju’s buying phone numbers of children & their parents, rigorously following them & threatening them that their future will be ruined. They’re targeting first-generation learners. We’ll initiate action & if need be will make report & write to govt.”
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We came to know how Byju's buying phone numbers of children & their parents, rigorously following them & threatening them that their future will be ruined. They're targeting first-generation learners. We'll initiate action & if need be will make report & write to govt:NCPCR Chief pic.twitter.com/MEpOf7PRbx
— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2022
The NCPCR has summoned BYJU’s CEO Byju Raveendran, asking him to appear in person on December 23 over alleged malpractice of hard selling and mis-selling of its courses for students.Â
The Commission took action based on a news report that the sales team of BYJU’S may have been indulging in malpractices to lure parents into buying their courses for their children.
The Commission stated that the news report claimed that BYJU’S had been deceptively getting customers to agree to loans for courses that can’t be refunded. The article also alleged that the ed-tech platform had been receiving complaints from parents but had been neglecting them, the child rights panel said.
