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Communists demand urgent inquiry into Facebook collaboration with India's ruling party
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs rituals during the groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram, in Ayodhya, India, on August 5
INDIA’S communists have called for an urgent inquiry into “the nexus between Facebook-WhatsApp-Instagram and the BJP” following explosive revelations of social media bias in the country.
A Wall Street Journal investigation alleges that Facebook’s top policy executive in India Ankhi Das warned staff not to apply hate-speech rules to politicians of the ruling party. The WhatsApp and Instagram apps are owned by the social media giant.
The exposé raises “questions about the huge social media investment and operations of the BJP and its role in promoting hate between communities,” the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said.
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