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Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, along with Tharoor, questioned Mohan about a recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report on banning the Bajrang Dal on Facebook.
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Mohan suggested to the panel members that the Facebook 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.
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.
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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.
No Ban Needed For Bajrang Dal Content: Facebook India Chief To Panel A Wall Street Journal report referred to a video in which the Bajrang Dal claimed responsibility for an attack on a church outside Delhi in June
Updated: December 16, 2020 10:05 pm IST
Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan had been summoned over data privacy concerns (File)
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Fact-checking team had not found any content against the outfit, he said
Bajrang Dal is a right-wing group with ties to the BJP
New Delhi:
Facebook India head Ajit Mohan deposed before a parliamentary panel Wednesday and said the social media giant had found no cause to act against the Bajrang Dal - a right-wing group with ties to the ruling BJP - despite it being internally tagged as supporting violence against minorities.
Facebook India Head Ajit Mohan Questioned by Parliamentary Panel Over Reluctance to Ban Bajrang Dal
Mohan was questioned about a report that Facebook is reluctant to ban Bajrang Dal due to staff security concerns. By Agencies | Updated: 16 December 2020 17:25 IST
Last month, Facebook-owned WhatsApp received approval from the NPCI for rolling out its payments services
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Congress MP Karti Chidambaram questioned Mohan about the WSJ report
Mark Zuckerberg said that India is a very special and important country
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.
New Delhi, December 16
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.
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, sources said.