Rahul cites US media report, asks if Facebook is lying to India on Bajrang Dal
The social media giant s India head, Ajit Mohan, told a parliamentary panel on Wednesday, that Facebook s fact-checking team has not found any content that necessitates a ban on the Bajrang Dal.
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NEW DELHI: A day after Facebook India s head told a parliamentary panel that it had not found any content that necessitates a ban on the Bajrang Dal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday cited a US media report s claim that the social media giant s safety team had recommended a ban on the outfit and asked if Facebook was lying to India and its Parliament.
Updated Dec 17, 2020 | 17:33 IST
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
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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
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.
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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.