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 …
Read More »Delhi assembly panel summons Facebook India MD Ajit Mohan for inaction to filter content
The peace and harmony committee of the Delhi legislature on Saturday summoned a senior Facebook official to depose before the committee on September 15 for alleged inaction to address harmful content on its platform. The committee is also investigating whether “there is any role or complicity of Facebook officials in …
Read More »Facebook Bans BJP MLA Raja Singh As Pressure Mounts For Hate Speech Violations
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 …
Read More »Ravi Shankar Prasad writes to Mark Zuckerberg accusing Facebook of bias amid content dispute
Among other allegations, the minister in his letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (above) also alleged that Facebook employees had abused the prime minister and high-level cabinet ministers while working at Facebook India and holding positions important. (Reuters / File Image) The ongoing controversy over Facebook’s alleged political bias took …
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