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The @Meta Annual General Meeting is on 31 May, 2023. In the days leading up to the meeting, we’re sharing 7 reasons to vote yes on Proposal 7, a shareholder proposal dealing with allegations of bias in its India operations. #7ReasonsForProposal7 1/6

Reason 6 👇

In March 2023, @WSJ published a report on Monu Manesar, a cow vigilante whose social media profile had videos of his team chasing suspected cow smugglers. The Report stated that human rights groups had warned Meta that such videos may trigger violence. 2/6
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Manesar’s profile stayed up & racked up nearly 1,50,000 followers across Facebook & Instagram & 2,00,000 subscribers on YouTube.

In May 2023, it was reported that he was named in an FIR in connection with the deaths of two alleged cow smugglers. 3/6

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Reportedly, after questions from @WSJ, Meta took down some of Manesar’s posts & later removed his accounts entirely.

Documents reviewed by @WSJ appeared to show that Meta has not enforced its rules on hate speech on organisations with ties to the government. 4/6

@WSJ reported that the documents also show, internally, Meta teams have said that the company's inaction has put lives at risk.

However, documents to support these claims have not been made publicly available. 5/6

We’re asking shareholders to vote yes on Proposal 7 because @Meta’s actions have negatively affected the lives & safety of its Indian users.

Meta needs to be accountable not just to its bottom line, but also to its users. #VoteForABetterMeta 6/6

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