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Facebook India Appoints Former IAS Officer Rajiv Aggarwal as Head of Public Policy
Facebook India said it has appointed ex-IAS officer and former Uber executive Rajiv Aggarwal as the Director of Public Policy.
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Facebook Public Policy Director for India, South and Central Asia Ankhi Das Steps Down
Facebook's public policy director for India, South and Central Asia, Ankhi Das, has stepped down to pursue interests in public service, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Facebook's Ankhi Das Quits Days After Parliamentary Panel Questioning
Facebook executive Ankhi Das, whose name came up in a recent controversy over alleged bias by the social networking giant in dealing with hate speeches, has resigned from her position in the company
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Facebook India Policy Head Questioned By Parliament Panel For 2 Hours
Facebook executive Ankhi Das, whose name came up in a recent controversy over alleged bias by the social networking giant in dealing with hate speeches, appeared before a parliamentary panel today and was questioned for nearly two hours, according to sources.
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Decisions Not Unilateral: Facebook Defends India Policy Chief Ankhi Das
A diverse team "representing a varied political spectrum" who have "political experience" is part of its policy-making process globally, Facebook said today in response to Congress allegations about pro-BJP bias of its India policy chief Ankhi Das. Enforcing policies on hate speech is "not made unilaterally by any one person", added the social medi...
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Facebook Executive's Posts Reveal Political Bias, Says New Report
A Facebook executive at the centre of allegations that the social networking site did not apply hate speech rules on members of the ruling BJP has been named in a second Wall Street Journal report on internal messages that allegedly show political bias.
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Raghav Chadha-Led Delhi Peace Panel Examines Political Row Over Facebook
A Delhi assembly committee headed by Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha has started looking into allegations against Facebook that it did not do enough to curb hate speech by some ruling party politicians on its platforms. The committee said it will summon Facebook executives soon.
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"We're Open, Transparent, Non-Partisan," Says Facebook Amid Political Row
Facebook India has made a blog post detailing its policies on removing hate speech from its platforms amid a huge controversy over a US media report that alleged the Mark Zuckerberg-owned firm ignored incendiary content from members of the ruling BJP and right-wing voices that was "flagged internally".
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Facebook To Be Questioned By Parliamentary Panel For 30 Minutes
A parliamentary committee will question Facebook executives on how the social media giant regulates political content in the country, a panel member told Reuters on Friday, following controversy about its practices.
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Facebook Employees Said to Question Policy After India Content Controversy
Facebook and its top lobbying executive in India, Ankhi Das, are facing questions internally from employees over how political content is regulated in its biggest market, according to sources with direct knowledge and internal posts seen by Reuters.
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"Frustrated" Facebook Employees Question Policy After BJP Row: Report
Facebook and its top lobbying executive in India, Ankhi Das, are facing questions internally from employees over how political content is regulated in its biggest market, according to sources with direct knowledge and internal posts seen by Reuters.
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'Indians Must Question': Rahul Gandhi Shares Congress Letter To Zuckerberg
The Congress's Rahul Gandhi today shared the party's letter to Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg over what he called "Facebook India's blatant biases and dubious practices".
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Case Filed Against Facebook Executive At Centre Of Hate-Speech Row
A police case has been filed against Facebook's policy chief in India, Ankhi Das, in Chhattisgarh, for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and inciting people. The executive has been at the centre of a huge controversy following a report in US publication Wall Street Journal that said Facebook deliberately ignored incendiary content from members...
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Will Summon Facebook Over Hate Speech Issue, Says Delhi Assembly Panel
A committee of the Delhi assembly today said it would summon officials of Facebook, especially its senior executive Ankhi Das, over the social media giant's alleged stance towards hate speeches and divisive content posted by BJP leaders. A controversy has been on since Sunday after the US publication Wall Street Journal alleged that Facebook delibe...
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Facebook Executive In Delhi Alleges Threat To Life Amid Row Over Report
A top Facebook executive has alleged threat to her life in a police complaint filed in Delhi, which names five people. Ankhi Das, 49, has linked the alleged threats, which have been received online, to an article published last week in a foreign publication - Wall Street Journal - that claimed Facebook overlooks hate speech by BJP leaders.
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Facebook India Appoints Former IAS Officer Rajiv Aggarwal as Head of Public Policy
Facebook India said it has appointed ex-IAS officer and former Uber executive Rajiv Aggarwal as the Director of Public Policy.
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Facebook Public Policy Director for India, South and Central Asia Ankhi Das Steps Down
Facebook's public policy director for India, South and Central Asia, Ankhi Das, has stepped down to pursue interests in public service, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Facebook's Ankhi Das Quits Days After Parliamentary Panel Questioning
Facebook executive Ankhi Das, whose name came up in a recent controversy over alleged bias by the social networking giant in dealing with hate speeches, has resigned from her position in the company
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Facebook India Policy Head Questioned By Parliament Panel For 2 Hours
Facebook executive Ankhi Das, whose name came up in a recent controversy over alleged bias by the social networking giant in dealing with hate speeches, appeared before a parliamentary panel today and was questioned for nearly two hours, according to sources.
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Decisions Not Unilateral: Facebook Defends India Policy Chief Ankhi Das
A diverse team "representing a varied political spectrum" who have "political experience" is part of its policy-making process globally, Facebook said today in response to Congress allegations about pro-BJP bias of its India policy chief Ankhi Das. Enforcing policies on hate speech is "not made unilaterally by any one person", added the social medi...
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Facebook Executive's Posts Reveal Political Bias, Says New Report
A Facebook executive at the centre of allegations that the social networking site did not apply hate speech rules on members of the ruling BJP has been named in a second Wall Street Journal report on internal messages that allegedly show political bias.
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Raghav Chadha-Led Delhi Peace Panel Examines Political Row Over Facebook
A Delhi assembly committee headed by Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha has started looking into allegations against Facebook that it did not do enough to curb hate speech by some ruling party politicians on its platforms. The committee said it will summon Facebook executives soon.
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"We're Open, Transparent, Non-Partisan," Says Facebook Amid Political Row
Facebook India has made a blog post detailing its policies on removing hate speech from its platforms amid a huge controversy over a US media report that alleged the Mark Zuckerberg-owned firm ignored incendiary content from members of the ruling BJP and right-wing voices that was "flagged internally".
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Facebook To Be Questioned By Parliamentary Panel For 30 Minutes
A parliamentary committee will question Facebook executives on how the social media giant regulates political content in the country, a panel member told Reuters on Friday, following controversy about its practices.
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Facebook Employees Said to Question Policy After India Content Controversy
Facebook and its top lobbying executive in India, Ankhi Das, are facing questions internally from employees over how political content is regulated in its biggest market, according to sources with direct knowledge and internal posts seen by Reuters.
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"Frustrated" Facebook Employees Question Policy After BJP Row: Report
Facebook and its top lobbying executive in India, Ankhi Das, are facing questions internally from employees over how political content is regulated in its biggest market, according to sources with direct knowledge and internal posts seen by Reuters.
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'Indians Must Question': Rahul Gandhi Shares Congress Letter To Zuckerberg
The Congress's Rahul Gandhi today shared the party's letter to Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg over what he called "Facebook India's blatant biases and dubious practices".
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Case Filed Against Facebook Executive At Centre Of Hate-Speech Row
A police case has been filed against Facebook's policy chief in India, Ankhi Das, in Chhattisgarh, for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and inciting people. The executive has been at the centre of a huge controversy following a report in US publication Wall Street Journal that said Facebook deliberately ignored incendiary content from members...
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Will Summon Facebook Over Hate Speech Issue, Says Delhi Assembly Panel
A committee of the Delhi assembly today said it would summon officials of Facebook, especially its senior executive Ankhi Das, over the social media giant's alleged stance towards hate speeches and divisive content posted by BJP leaders. A controversy has been on since Sunday after the US publication Wall Street Journal alleged that Facebook delibe...
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Facebook Executive In Delhi Alleges Threat To Life Amid Row Over Report
A top Facebook executive has alleged threat to her life in a police complaint filed in Delhi, which names five people. Ankhi Das, 49, has linked the alleged threats, which have been received online, to an article published last week in a foreign publication - Wall Street Journal - that claimed Facebook overlooks hate speech by BJP leaders.
