bias politics
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\nNEW DELHI
\nFacebook has banned a member of India\u2019s governing Hindu nationalist party for violating its policies covering violence and hate speech, after the social media giant was accused of political bias.
\nThe company said on Thursday it had banned politician Raja Singh from Facebook and Instagram under its \u201cdangerous individuals and organizations\u201d policy. Raja Singh banned from Facebook and Instagram for anti-Muslim posts, after the social media giant accused of bias.
\nThe world\u2019s largest social media company is under fire after The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that its India policy chief Ankhi Das refused to apply the company\u2019s hate speech policies to politicians from Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other \u201cHindu nationalist individuals and groups\u201d. Facebook ignored its hate speech policy and allowed anti-Muslim posts on its platform to avoid ruining the company\u2019s relationship with India\u2019s governing party, said the report by The Wall Street Journal.Singh, the BJP\u2019s only legislator in the southern state of Telangana, is known for his anti-Muslim rhetoric.
\n The WSJ said the right-wing politician had demanded that Rohingya refugees be shot, called India\u2019s Muslims traitors and threatened to demolish mosques in his Facebook posts and public speeches.<\/p>\n
Earlier, an Indian parliamentary committee grilled Ajit Mohan, managing director of Facebook India, after the social media giant was accused of not acting against anti-Muslim posts on its platforms. TLT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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