The parliamentary information technology panel on Wednesday blamed Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan for the social media company’s reluctance to ban Bajrang Dal, although an internal report, according to the Wall Street Journal, called the group nationalist. Hindu as a “dangerous” organization. It is the second time in five months …
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On Wednesday, Congress called on Facebook to demonstrate its neutrality with a profound overhaul of its business processes, and also outlined steps taken to curb the “spread of false, polarizing and hateful content” on its platform. He welcomed the change in Facebook India’s leadership team after the resignation of its …
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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 …
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NEW DELHI: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court frowned at the tone and tenor of the “coercive” subpoena issued by the Raghav Chadha-led peace and harmony committee of the Delhi assembly seeking the appearance of Facebook India Vice President Ajit Mohan, prompting the legislature to postpone the hearing involving the social …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 23, 2020 6:48:50 pm Ajit Mohan, MD of Facebook India, after a meeting with the parliamentary panel. (AND ME) On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ordered the Delhi Legislative Assembly panel not to take any enforcement action against Facebook India Vice …
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The Delhi Assembly told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that Facebook India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan was not cited as a defendant and no enforcement action was intended against the company. The court was hearing a petition filed by Facebook India and Mohan against the notice issued …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday you will listen Facebook India Vice President Ajit Mohan’s petition challenging the call for a panel of the Delhi assembly to stand before him on the Delhi riots. The petitioner said that it appeared to be a premeditated exercise, as the head of the …
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The Facebook executive was quoted in connection with a report that Facebook does not actively remove hate content in India. (Image credit: Reuters) Facebook India executives last week had skipped a call issued by the Assembly for Peace and Harmony panel for a Wall street journal report that claimed that …
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Facebook India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan moves the Supreme Court against the convening of the Delhi Assembly Committee, which is investigating the social media giant’s alleged failure to crack down on hate speech, saying that the subject falls within the exclusive domain of the Union. from India. …
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A “politically sophisticated” attempt to influence the Delhi elections in February unfolded on Facebook before it was quietly withdrawn, a recently fired employee at the social media company said in a memo. Former Facebook data scientist Sophie Zhang has also cited examples in the memo of how the company failed …
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