Facebook India & its lies about "illegal hate speech policy" in India:
According to FB's own data, from Jan-Jun 2019, ONLY 19 pages & 2 profiles were taken down.
On Insta, ONLY 17 accounts & ZERO media posts were taken down.
This period included the Lok Sabha Elections.
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According to FB's own data, from Jan-Jun 2019, ONLY 19 pages & 2 profiles were taken down.
On Insta, ONLY 17 accounts & ZERO media posts were taken down.
This period included the Lok Sabha Elections.
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Between Jul-Dec 2019, only 11 profiles & 79 pages were removed while the total number of removed posts is 691.
Note: most of these posts were about Kashmiri rights.
On Insta, ONLY 5 accounts were taken down.
FB has 346 million users in India & Insta has 100 million.
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Note: most of these posts were about Kashmiri rights.
On Insta, ONLY 5 accounts were taken down.
FB has 346 million users in India & Insta has 100 million.
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FB also takes down content that violates laws when there's a request from govt.
While we've regularly seen accounts of activists being withheld, there's been NO reporting by Modi govt on communal hate speech & sexual assault threats.
This is what Ankhi Das did for BJP
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While we've regularly seen accounts of activists being withheld, there's been NO reporting by Modi govt on communal hate speech & sexual assault threats.
This is what Ankhi Das did for BJP
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This table with 2019 data shows Facebook India's clear bias in enforcing hate speech policies.
More hate/illegal content taken down in Russia, Pakistan, Mexico, Germany, Brazil & Thailand than in India.
In Myanmar - where FB was used for anti-Rohingya hate, ONLY 11 taken down.
More hate/illegal content taken down in Russia, Pakistan, Mexico, Germany, Brazil & Thailand than in India.
In Myanmar - where FB was used for anti-Rohingya hate, ONLY 11 taken down.
