Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has exposed how Facebook enabled the exponential spread of hate speech and violence against India’s religious minorities, especially Muslims. Panelists at the Congressional Briefing shine a light on how Haugen's leaks confirm what Indian civil society actors have been saying for years: that Facebook's failure to take hate speech seriously, and its complicity in the spread of disinformation and calls to violence have led to violence in India.
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The Real Face of Facebook in India
How Social Media Have Become a Weapon and Dissemninator of Disinformation and Falsehood
- Publisher: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
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