Set up high-level inquiry into FB hate content: Congress to Mark Zuckerberg
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New Delhi: Amid a controversy over Facebook allegedly favouring “hate content” on the social media platform and the Congress demanding a parliamentary probe, Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, demanding a “high level inquiry” into the controversy by the social media giant.
“Set up a high-level inquiry by Facebook headquarters into Facebook India’s leadership team and their operations in a time-bound manner, and publish and make transparent all instances of hate speech since 2014 that was allowed on the platform. Facebook India should appoint a new team so that the investigation is not influenced,” said Venugopal in the letter.
The Congress said that the party is disappointed by the revelations made in the US-based Wall Street Journal’s article and added that this is a “damning and serious allegation of Facebook India’s interference in India’s electoral democracy.”
The opposition party has accused the BJP and the RSS of controlling Facebook and WhatsApp in India, as the Congress on Sunday alleged that the two had attacked democracy in the country and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into alleged violations by the social media platform and its messaging service.
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Meanwhile, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi tweeted: “We cannot allow any manipulation of our hard-earned democracy through bias, fake news & hate speech. As exposed by @WSJ, Facebook’s involvement in peddling fake and hate news needs to be questioned by all Indians.”
We cannot allow any manipulation of our hard-earned democracy through bias, fake news & hate speech.
As exposed by @WSJ, Facebook’s involvement in peddling fake and hate news needs to be questioned by all Indians. pic.twitter.com/AvBR6P0wAK
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 18, 2020
On Sunday, Rahul had tweeted: “BJP and RSS control Facebook and WhatsApp in India. They spread fake news and hatred through it and use it to influence the electorate. Finally, the American media has come out with the truth about Facebook.” He had also tagged the Wall Street Journal report on the issue.
BJP & RSS control Facebook & Whatsapp in India.
They spread fake news and hatred through it and use it to influence the electorate.
Finally, the American media has come out with the truth about Facebook. pic.twitter.com/Y29uCQjSRP
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 16, 2020
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