A Facebook spokesperson declined to comment when asked for a reaction on the charges. (Archive)
New Delhi:
Former Facebook employee Mark Luckie today filed a series of allegations, including the “compromised implementation” of community standards by the social media platform, in his statement to the Delhi Assembly Peace and Harmony Committee, according to a statement. official.
A Facebook spokesperson declined to comment when asked about the company’s reaction to the charges made by Luckie.
Senior management positions at Facebook are awarded to those who have “strong government associations or political affiliations,” Luckie said during his review by committee chair AAP MLA Raghav Chadha, according to the statement released by the panel.
“The witness during the course of the deposition made extremely scathing revelations about the inner workings of Facebook, thus giving information on the entire organizational structure of Facebook globally and regionally,” he added.
“Repeated interference by Facebook senior managers with content moderation teams has led to compromise of community guidelines,” Luckie said in the statement.
In his virtual statement, the former Facebook employee claimed that the social media giant’s executive team, including its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is “generally aware of such inaction and misappropriation” of community standards and other company policies. company, the statement. said.
“Facebook would like the world to believe that it is politically agnostic to maintain a safe image, yet it is not as agnostic as it claims to be,” Luckie said.
The peace and harmony committee is holding a hearing on the complaints it has received against certain content on Facebook. So far he has examined six witnesses, including independent journalists and digital rights activists.
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