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Facebooks Selective Hate Speech Rules Threatens Indias Democracy?

Published: Aug. 18, 2020, 2:24 p.m.

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Is Facebook simply a bystander in global politics or is it actively meddling in politics? Thanks to a report by the Wall Street Journal that was published on 14 August, there are some serious questions about Facebook\\u2019s \\u201cimpartiality\\u201d when it comes to hate speeches by BJP members.
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The report alleges that Ankhi Das, Facebook\\u2019s top public policy executive in India, opposed to applying hate speech community standards to BJP leaders T Raja Singh, Anantkumar Hegde, and Kapil Mishra \\u2014 all notorious for promoting violence and delivering hate speeches. This, allegedly out of fear of ruining the company\\u2019s relationship with the ruling party and hampering its business prospects in the country.
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The allegations of "selective enforcement" of rules have come from even current and former Facebook employees who in the report said that "Ms. Das\\u2019s intervention on behalf of T Raja Singh is part of a broader pattern of favoritism by Facebook toward Mr. Modi\\u2019s Bharatiya Janata Party and Hindu hard-liners."
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Do the internal assessments and content reviews done by the company hold any credibility? Does Facebook stand to threaten India\\u2019s democracy?
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\\nProducer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha
\\nGuests:
\\nParanjoy Guha Thakurta, Journalist and co-author of "The Real Face of Facebook in India"
\\nSrinivas Kodaili, Independent researcher working on data and governance
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\\nEditor: Shelly Walia
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\\nMusic: Big Bang Fuzz
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