Facebook Hate Speech Row

Facebook enforces its policies in a non-partisan, objective manner, the chief of the company's India operations told NDTV on Friday, rejecting reports that had said a top executive had vetoed action against a leader of the ruling BJP responsible for

Congress leader KC Venugopal today demanded a probe by a parliamentary committee into Facebook's alleged "interference in the country's electoral democracy" and that the social media platform allegedly publishes hate speech posts that were allowed since 2014.

Facebook does not profit from hate speech, the tech giant's India chief said on Wednesday, rejecting allegations the Silicon Valley firm failed to act on the issue over business concerns.

A top Facebook executive has been summoned by a Delhi assembly panel headed by the Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha over complaints alleging "deliberate inaction on the part of social media platform to apply hate speech rules". Ajit Mohan, Facebook India's vice president and managing director, has been asked to appear before the panel next week on...

Facebook has banned T Raja Singh, a BJP leader at the core of allegations that the social media giant did not apply hate speech rules on members of the ruling BJP. The politician was banned for violating Facebook's policy on content promoting hate and violence, said a spokesperson.

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.

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".

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.

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.

T Raja Singh, the politician at the centre of the huge row that has erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook's content policies favoured the ruling BJP, has rejected allegations that he makes communally loaded posts online and claimed that his official Facebook accountwas "hacked and blockedin 2018".

Social media giant Facebook today insisted that it "prohibits hate speech" amid a huge political controversy triggered by a report in the US publication Wall Street Journal. The report claimed that Facebook deliberately ignored incendiary content from members of the ruling BJP and as well as right-wing voices and groups who have been "flagged inter...

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.

Facebook enforces policies on hate speech "without regard to anyone's political position or party affiliation", the company said amid a controversy over a US media report claiming that the social media giant ignored hate speech and objectionable content from leaders and workers of the ruling BJP.

Facebook enforces its policies in a non-partisan, objective manner, the chief of the company's India operations told NDTV on Friday, rejecting reports that had said a top executive had vetoed action against a leader of the ruling BJP responsible for

Congress leader KC Venugopal today demanded a probe by a parliamentary committee into Facebook's alleged "interference in the country's electoral democracy" and that the social media platform allegedly publishes hate speech posts that were allowed since 2014.

Facebook does not profit from hate speech, the tech giant's India chief said on Wednesday, rejecting allegations the Silicon Valley firm failed to act on the issue over business concerns.

A top Facebook executive has been summoned by a Delhi assembly panel headed by the Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha over complaints alleging "deliberate inaction on the part of social media platform to apply hate speech rules". Ajit Mohan, Facebook India's vice president and managing director, has been asked to appear before the panel next week on...

Facebook has banned T Raja Singh, a BJP leader at the core of allegations that the social media giant did not apply hate speech rules on members of the ruling BJP. The politician was banned for violating Facebook's policy on content promoting hate and violence, said a spokesperson.

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.

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".

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.

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.

T Raja Singh, the politician at the centre of the huge row that has erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook's content policies favoured the ruling BJP, has rejected allegations that he makes communally loaded posts online and claimed that his official Facebook accountwas "hacked and blockedin 2018".

Social media giant Facebook today insisted that it "prohibits hate speech" amid a huge political controversy triggered by a report in the US publication Wall Street Journal. The report claimed that Facebook deliberately ignored incendiary content from members of the ruling BJP and as well as right-wing voices and groups who have been "flagged inter...

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.

Facebook enforces policies on hate speech "without regard to anyone's political position or party affiliation", the company said amid a controversy over a US media report claiming that the social media giant ignored hate speech and objectionable content from leaders and workers of the ruling BJP.