updated: Dec 17 2020, 08:49 ist
Facebook s fact-checking team has not found any content that necessitates a ban on the Bajrang Dal, the social media giant s India head Ajit Mohan told a parliamentary panel on Wednesday, sources said.
Mohan deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, chaired by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. The panel had called him on the issue of the citizens data safety.
Mohan was accompanied by Shivnath Thukral, the public policy director of Facebook.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, along with Tharoor, questioned Mohan about a recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report suggesting that the social media giant is reluctant on banning the Bajrang Dal on its platform due to financial reasons and concerns over the safety of its staff, the sources said.
: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 10:17 AM IST
No ban needed for Bajrang Dal s content, Facebook India head tells parl panel - story so far
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Over the past year, Facebook in India has repeatedly battled allegations of bias. After speculation about the BJP s alleged links with the company, it is now the Bajrang Dal which is in the eye of controversy. But even as many allege that the organisation supported violence against minorities, Facebook says that there has been no controversial post that could lead it to a ban from the platform.
Facebook s fact-checking team has not found any content that necessitates a ban on the Bajrang Dal, the social media giant s India head Ajit Mohan told a parliamentary panel on Wednesday, sources said. He was accompanied by Shivnath Thukral, the public policy director of Facebook.
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Facebook India head Ajit Mohan on Wednesday told the parliamentary panel that the platform’s fact-checking team had not found any such content by Bajrang Dal that necessitated a ban on the organisation. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. | File photo
Key Highlights
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram questioned Mohan about a recent WSJ report that suggested that the social media platform is reluctant on banning the Hindu nationalist group
The Facebook India head told the panel that the fact check team consultant of the platform had not found any such element in the contents posted by Bajrang Dal that violated its social media policies
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Updated: December 17, 2020 11:16 pm IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked why Facebook had not banned Bajrang Dal content (File)
New Delhi:
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at social media giant Facebook Thursday after its India head told a parliamentary panel there was no cause to act against the Bajrang Dal - a right-wing group with ties to the ruling BJP - despite it being tagged as supporting violence against minorities.