No element in Bajrang Dal’s content that necessitates ban: Facebook India head
Mohan deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, chaired by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.
By: PTI | New Delhi |
Ajit Mohan, MD of Facebook India, after a meeting with the Parliamentary panel. (ANI)
Facebook’s India head Ajit Mohan deposed before a parliamentary panel on Wednesday and suggested that the social media company’s fact-checking team has so far found no such element that necessitates a ban on the Bajrang Dal, 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.
NEW DELHI: 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.
Facebook s India head Ajit Mohan deposed before a parliamentary panel on Wednesday and was questioned about a recent report that the social media giant is reluctant to ban the Bajrang Dal due to concerns over the security of its staff. 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 on banning the Bajrang Dal on Facebook, sources said.
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Bajrang Dal s content isn t violative of our social media policy: Facebook India tells parliamentary panel
Facebook India reportedly said its fact team consultant has so far not found any such element in the content posted by the Bajrang Dal that is violative of its social media policies.
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Facebook India s head Ajit Mohan reportedly said this during his deposition before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology. (Photo: Reuters)
Appearing before a parliamentary panel on Wednesday, Facebook India said its fact-checking team has not found any content that necessitates a ban on the Bajrang Dal.
This was reportedly said by Facebook India s head Ajit Mohan during his deposition before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology.