|| Countering social media atrocities ||
A huge political controversy has erupted in India over alleged misuse of social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress blaming each other for manipulating the medium.
India is the biggest market for the United States-based Facebook with over 340 million users and for Facebook-owned WhatsApp which has 400 million users in the country.
The row started with a report published in the US-based newspaper The Wall Street Journal on August 14 quoting unnamed Facebook insiders who claimed that one of the India policy head Ankhi Das intervened in an internal communication to stop a permanent ban on a BJP lawmaker from Telangana T Raja Singh after he allegedly posted communal, divisive content against Rohingya Muslims.
The WSJ report titled Facebook Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian Politics Company executive opposed move to ban controversial politician, said Facebook ignored hate speech and objectionable content from BJP leaders and workers and had a broader pattern of favouritism towards the ruling party.
The report further said that Ankhi Das had also said punishing such violators would damage the companys business prospects in India. The report claimed that Facebook deliberately ignored disruptive content from right-wing leaders and workers.
Quoting current and former employees, the report said Facebook has a broader pattern of favouritism towards the BJP.
Citing the WSJ report, Rahul Gandhi led the Congress charge alleging that it was evident that the BJP manipulated social media. BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh control Facebook and Whatsapp in India. They spread fake news and hatred through it and use it to influence the electorate. Finally, the American media has come out with the truth about Facebook, Rahul said.
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|| Countering social media atrocities || A huge political controversy has erupted in India over alleged misuse of social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress blaming each other for manipulating the medium. India is the biggest market for the United States-based Facebook with over 340 million users and for Facebook-owned WhatsApp which has 400 million users in the country. The row started with a report published in the US-based newspaper The Wall Street Journal on August 14 quoting unnamed Facebook insiders who claimed that one of the India policy head Ankhi Das intervened in an internal communication to stop a permanent ban on a BJP lawmaker from Telangana T Raja Singh after he allegedly posted communal, divisive content against Rohingya Muslims. The WSJ report titled Facebook Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian Politics Company executive opposed move to ban controversial politician, said Facebook ignored hate speech and objectionable content from BJP leaders and workers and had a broader pattern of favouritism towards the ruling party. The report further said that Ankhi Das had also said punishing such violators would damage the companys business prospects in India. The report claimed that Facebook deliberately ignored disruptive content from right-wing leaders and workers. Quoting current and former employees, the report said Facebook has a broader pattern of favouritism towards the BJP. Citing the WSJ report, Rahul Gandhi led the Congress charge alleging that it was evident that the BJP manipulated social media. BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh control Facebook and Whatsapp in India. They spread fake news and hatred through it and use it to influence the electorate. Finally, the American media has come out with the truth about Facebook, Rahul said.