Facebook Papers: Facebook Failed To Stop Hate Speech And Fake News

Facebook is selective in blocking hate speech, fake news and inflammatory posts, especially anti-Muslim content, in India, new internal papers accessed by 17 US media organisations, including the Associated Press, have revealed.

Research conducted from 2019 to March 2021 states that Facebook neither has an algorithm to tackle these issues nor does it want it to end hate speech on its platform.

In this video, The Wire discusses these reports and the concerns they have highlighted.

Featured Book: As Author
Flying Lies?
The Role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India's Biggest Defence Scandal
Also available:
 
Pegasus Deposition

Link of the recording of the 70-minute deposition on 14 February 2022 by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta to the Supreme Court-appointed committee headed by Justice (retired) R V Raveendran on allegations of misuse of the Israeli Pegasus spyware on Indian citizens: https://pegasus-india-investigation.in/depositions/paranjoy-guha-thakurta-statement/