I fought tooth and nail at Facebook for justice, because I knew the company would never have carried out my work without me. I thought it was my responsibility to do my utmost to protect the sanctity of the world's largest democracy.
FB disagreed. (1/6)
theguardian.com/technology/202…
FB disagreed. (1/6)
theguardian.com/technology/202…
The @BJP4India politician's network was tiny and silly compared to what I saw in AZ and HN. I wouldn't consider it newsworthy, if it weren't for the fact that we were ready to take it down - approval had been given.
Then I found the BJP connection - and everything stopped. (2/6)
Then I found the BJP connection - and everything stopped. (2/6)
FB had more than a week to get their story straight. They couldn't even manage that.
Even in the best case for Facebook, if you believe them completely, they lied to the press through incompetence or deceit, and took half a year to act on the network. (3/6)
Even in the best case for Facebook, if you believe them completely, they lied to the press through incompetence or deceit, and took half a year to act on the network. (3/6)
I know others will ask for the name of the @BJP4India politician, but this isn't about him.
It's about a system at FB that is willing to act only as long as the culprit is not important. A functioning society cannot have impunity for the powerful and "justice" for others. (4/6)
It's about a system at FB that is willing to act only as long as the culprit is not important. A functioning society cannot have impunity for the powerful and "justice" for others. (4/6)
None of this was a surprise to FB. When I first presented on it in 2018, a policy leader explained they knew Indian political parties gamed the system this way.
In the winter of 19-20, I caught 2 pro-INC, 2 pro-BJP, and 1 pro-AAP network. We quickly took down all but this. (5/6)
In the winter of 19-20, I caught 2 pro-INC, 2 pro-BJP, and 1 pro-AAP network. We quickly took down all but this. (5/6)
"For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law." - Óscar Benavides
Democracy cannot function when the powerful and influential are given leeway simply because of their status.
These are hallmarks of autocracies such as the PRC and Russia. And now Facebook, it seems. (6/6)
Democracy cannot function when the powerful and influential are given leeway simply because of their status.
These are hallmarks of autocracies such as the PRC and Russia. And now Facebook, it seems. (6/6)
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