NEW DELHI: A Delhi Assembly panel has issued a notice to vice president of Facebook India and Managing Director Ajit Mohan asking you to appear before him on September 15 in connection with complaints about the alleged deliberate and intentional inaction of the social media platform to contain hate content in the country.
“The subpoena was issued on the basis of scathing statements from key witnesses as well as incriminating material presented by them in the registry,” an official statement said Saturday.
The call for the Delhi assembly panel on peace and harmony follows a recent Wall Street Journal report that claimed that one of Facebook’s top policy executives in India weighed in on internal communication to stop a permanent ban on a lawmaker from the Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party after allegedly sharing in community. loaded posts.
“We hereby summon you (Ajit Mohan) to appear before the committee on September 15, 2020 at 12 noon at MLA Lounge-1, Delhi Vidhan Sabha, in order to register your statement under oath and participate in the procedures carried out by the committee, “said the Delhi assembly deputy secretary in the notice sent on September 10.
Last month, Facebook had said that its social media platform prohibits hate speech and content that incites violence and that these policies apply globally regardless of political affiliation.
“We prohibit hate speech and content that incites violence and we enforce these policies globally without regard to anyone’s political position or party affiliation.
“While we know there is more to do, we are making progress on the application and are conducting regular audits of our process to ensure fairness and accuracy,” said a Facebook spokesperson.
On video: Delhi: Legislative Assembly committee convenes Facebook officials in connection with riots
“The subpoena was issued on the basis of scathing statements from key witnesses as well as incriminating material presented by them in the registry,” an official statement said Saturday.
The call for the Delhi assembly panel on peace and harmony follows a recent Wall Street Journal report that claimed that one of Facebook’s top policy executives in India weighed in on internal communication to stop a permanent ban on a lawmaker from the Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party after allegedly sharing in community. loaded posts.
“We hereby summon you (Ajit Mohan) to appear before the committee on September 15, 2020 at 12 noon at MLA Lounge-1, Delhi Vidhan Sabha, in order to register your statement under oath and participate in the procedures carried out by the committee, “said the Delhi assembly deputy secretary in the notice sent on September 10.
Last month, Facebook had said that its social media platform prohibits hate speech and content that incites violence and that these policies apply globally regardless of political affiliation.
“We prohibit hate speech and content that incites violence and we enforce these policies globally without regard to anyone’s political position or party affiliation.
“While we know there is more to do, we are making progress on the application and are conducting regular audits of our process to ensure fairness and accuracy,” said a Facebook spokesperson.
On video: Delhi: Legislative Assembly committee convenes Facebook officials in connection with riots
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