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DISGRACEFUL: Facebook’s Pathetic Excuse For Going Soft On Violent Hindu Groups Like Bajrang Dal Was To Protect Their Business
Facebook has dithered on acting against the right-wing group with ties to the ruling BJP because "cracking down on the violent rightwing Bajrang Dal might endanger both the company's business prospects and its staff in India", the newspaper wrote, reaffirming its reportage earlier this year on the subject. There had been much media noise against Facebook ahead of the US election where Facebook was forced to ban violent rightwing groups like Qanon after it evidence that the social media gian's policies favoured the ruling BJP government and it’s goons in India.
NEW DELHI - Despite being tagged by Facebook's security team as a potentially dangerous organisation that supports violence against minorities across India, the rightwing militia Bajrang Dal has been allowed to thrive on the social network out of political and safety considerations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
There had been much media noise against Facebook ahead of the US election where Facebook was forced to ban violent rightwing groups like Qanon after it evidence that the social media giant's policies favoured the ruling BJP government and it’s goons in India.
Facebook has dithered on acting against the right-wing group with ties to the ruling BJP because "cracking down on Bajrang Dal might endanger both the company's business prospects and its staff in India", the newspaper wrote, reaffirming its reportage earlier this year on the subject.
In August, the Journal had reported on an alleged bias in Facebook's policies that favoured the ruling BJP out of business interests and said former Facebook executive Ankhi Das lobbied in favour of a leader of the ruling party who made anti-Muslim comments.
Facebook, which banned the politician just days after the report was published, denied the most egregious of charges but admitted that it had to do better to curb hate speech. BJP-linked Das stepped down from the company soon after.
The latest report by The Wall Street Journal cited Facebook's actions surrounding a video by the Bajrang Dal which claimed responsibility for an attack on a church outside New Delhi in June that has been allowed to collect 2.5 lakh views.
