A new report published Thursday in the Wall Street Journal claimed that Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker T Raja has been banned from Facebook, following an uproar over his comments amounting to hate speech. A previous WSJ report had alleged that the social media giant had shown preferential treatment …
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File photo of BJP MLA T Raja Singh. The statement says the process for evaluating potential violators is extensive and is what led to Facebook’s decision to delete Singh’s account. News18.com New Delhi Last update: September 3, 2020 12:03 PM IST FOLLOW US: Facebook, under pressure for weeks for its …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 3, 2020 12:09:38 pm BJP T politician Raja Singh (Photo: Facebook / @ RajaSinghOfficial) Facing severe criticism from opposition parties for its alleged bias in handling hate speech content, Facebook on Thursday banned Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh from …
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Facebook has received similar letters recently from Congress and the BJP. New Delhi: Facebook has received the third letter in two weeks accusing it of political bias. In a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the Trinamool Congress said that the accounts and posts were blocked by the social media giant …
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Claiming that hundreds of Facebook and WhatsApp accounts of Trinamool party supporters were banned online, the party has written to the social media giant urging “immediate action.” Noting that the account ban comes months before elections in the state, Trinamool said it points to a link between “Facebook and the …
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A showdown is at stake Wednesday at the meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology chaired by Shashi Tharoor of Congress, where Members of Parliament (MPs) will hear the allegations made by Rupert Murdoch-owned publication The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ) in recent reports against the social media …
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A file photo of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (AFP) Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said there are multiple cases where Facebook has been used by radical elements “whose sole aim is to destroy social order.” News18.com Last update: September 1, 2020 11:30 PM IST FOLLOW US: The Union’s Information Technology …
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EU IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad sent a letter to Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday calling for “Country-specific Community Guidelines” that “will respect social, religious, cultural and linguistic diversity. of India “. Prasad wrote to Zuckerberg expressing serious concerns that employees of the social media company are …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: After the Prime Minister Narendra modiInnovative apps mentioned in Mann Ki Baat last Sunday, various indigenous apps have been ranked in the top 10 on the app store in their respective categories. In the “social” category, the indigenous apps in the top …
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NEW DELHI: In the midst of a raging controversy over political bias and interference in Facebook At the urging of its top Indian officials, the government on Tuesday wrote a strong letter to the founder of the social media giant. Mark Zuckerberg, accusing the company’s employees of “officially abusing” Prime …
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