Facebook India’s top policy official, Ankhi Das, resigned from the Mark Zuckerberg-led company, months after being accused of bias towards the ruling faction. And now, Facebook has chosen WhatsApp’s director of public policy, Shivnath Thukral, to take over from Das. The change comes after weeks of controversy regarding Facebook’s alleged …
Read More »Facebook’s Chief of Policy in India Resigns After Content Dispute
Facebook’s South Asia public policy director Ankhi Das resigned from her post on Tuesday, the social media company said, weeks after the executive emerged at the center of a controversy for allegedly acting in a politically partisan manner. to help the BJP. Das, who also led Facebook’s public policy team …
Read More »Controversial FB Senior Executive Ankhi Das Resigns
NEW DELHI: Ankhi das, he Facebook senior executive which was recently embroiled in a fierce controversy over allegations of political prejudice at the leadership of Facebook and WhatsApp in India, left the American social media giant. Das, who had joined Facebook in 2011 when it began to gain on a …
Read More »Ankhi Das, Facebook’s head of public policy in India, resigns amid dispute over regulation of political content
The flag of India is seen through a 3D printed Facebook logo in this illustration image. (REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File Photo) Facebook India Managing Director Ajit Mohan said Ankhi Das has resigned to pursue interests in public service. The resignation comes weeks after Facebook and Das …
Read More »Ankhi Das Leaves Facebook – The Hindu
“Ankhi has decided to leave his position at Facebook to pursue his interest in public service,” said Facebook Managing Director India Ajit Mohan. Facebook’s chief of policy in India, Ankhi Das, who was at the center of the controversy over the alleged bias of the social network in favor of …
Read More »Facebook’s head of public policy in India Ankhi Das resigns after dispute over regulation of political content
Ankhi Das, Facebook’s head of public policy who was in the eye of the storm for an alleged bias in blocking hateful content on the social media platform, resigned from the company. “Ankhi has decided to leave her role at Facebook to pursue her interest in public service. Ankhi was …
Read More »Facebook’s chief of policy in India resigns days after questioning by parliament panel
Ankhi Das has resigned from her post as head of public policy at Facebook India (Archive) New Delhi: Facebook executive Ankhi Das, whose name came up in a recent controversy over the social media giant’s alleged bias in dealing with hate speech, resigned from the company. A statement from Ajith …
Read More »Facebook defends India’s chief of policy, Ankhi Das
According to a report, Ankhi Das “made internal posts” detailing his support for the BJP. (Proceedings) New Delhi: A diverse team “representing a varied political spectrum” that has “political experience” is part of its global policy-making process, Facebook said today in response to congressional allegations of its head of pro-BJP …
Read More »Before 2019 polls, BJP marked 44 ‘rival’ pages, 14 now off Facebook
Written by Karishma Mehrotra | New Delhi | Updated: September 1, 2020 2:12:39 pm Facebook Says It May Block Content To Contain Business Risks In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections in January 2019, BJP pointed out to Facebook India a list of 44 pages that opposed the party, …
Read More »“We set fire to Modi’s campaign on social media,” wrote Ankhi Das of Facebook | India News
Head of Facebook Public Policy in India, Ankhi Das (File photo) NEW DELHI: A Wall Street Journal report states that one day before the BJP swept to victory in the 2014 general election, Facebook head of public policy in India, Ankhi das, sent an internal message to the company’s employees …
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