Meta's shareholders reject proposal seeking to address hate speech in India
Meta’s shareholders have voted out Proposal 7 which looked at addressing allegations of hate speech and other concerns against Facebook.
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Meta’s shareholders have voted out Proposal 7 which looked at addressing allegations of hate speech and other concerns against Facebook.
Out of the numerous points highlighted by the shareholders, one of them is pointed toward India, the company's biggest market
By far the most significant outlet for hate speech is social media, arguably Facebook and WhatsApp, both platforms that are owned by Meta Inc. Elon Musk-owned Twitter and other newer versions are fast catching up
This proposal, along with few others will come for voting in the upcoming Meta AGM. However, Meta's board of directions has already recommended a vote against this particular shareholder proposal.
It seeks to know if the social networking company’s content management algorithms and personnel in the country are at the scale and multilingual capacity necessary to curtail mass dissemination of hate speech and disinformation.