No coercive action against Facebook: Delhi assembly committee tells SC
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi assembly's peace and harmony committee on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it has no intention of taking a coercive action against Facebook's top executive in India as the social media giant is rattled by accusations of being biased towards hate speeches during the riots in the national capital earlier this year.
Hate speech row: Delhi assembly committee to give final warning to Facebook for skipping hearing
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi assembly committee will give its final warning to Facebook which has skipped the hearing over the controversy related to the hate speeches that had dominated the social networking site during the riots in the national capital in February 2020.
Top Facebook official summoned by Delhi Assembly's panel over allegations of inaction on hate speech
New Delhi/IBNS: A top Facebook official has been asked to appear before a Delhi Assembly panel on ‘Peace and Harmony’, headed by Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha in connection with the allegations against the social media giant over its “deliberate inaction on the part of social media platform to apply hate speech rules".
India slams Pakistan for propagating fake news through social media
New Delhi: India recently slammed Pakistan for propagating fake news through popular social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
Not on Facebook, no question of banning: BJP leader after Facebook takes step over 'hate speech'
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader T Raja Singh, who has been banned by Facebook for his speech for allegedly promoting hatred and violence, said he was not on the social networking site for years.
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Thursday said that the Facebook international has acknowledged and responded to concerns expressed by it on interference in India’s affairs and promised corrective measures.
Facebook bans BJP leader for 'promoting hate and violence'
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the heated political slugfest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress over the online "hate speech" row, Facebook has banned a ruling saffron outfit leader for "promoting hate and violence" on the social media platform, media reports said.
BJP tops Facebook's political ad spending list, Congress follows ruling dispensation
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the controversy over Facebook's alleged biases towards hate speeches given by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, a new data has claimed India's ruling outfit led the list of spending on political advertisements on the social networking site over the last 18 months, media reports said.
We are open, transparent and non-partisan, says Facebook after row over content policy
New Delhi/IBNS: After being accused of its biased content policy and a row over hate speech, social media giant Facebook in a blog post on Friday stated that its platform is 'an open, transparent and non-partisan' one where 'people can express themselves freely.'
Facebook reps summoned by Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary panel on Sept 2
New Delhi/IBNS: Facebook representatives have been summoned to meet the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, after the social media giant has been caught up in a controversy over its contents' policy regarding some posts shared by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.
Facebook row: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey moves privilege motion against Shashi Tharoor, Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/IBNS: The war of words between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over social media giant Facebook's content policies reached a new height on Wednesday with breach of privilege notice moved against each other by leaders of both parties.
New Delhi/UNI: Attacking the Narendra Modi government on the rising unemployment in the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the truth about economic destruction and unemployment cannot be hidden by propagating fake news and spreading hate on Facebook.
Congress demands thorough, impartial probe in Facebook India operations
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Tuesday asked Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to institute a thorough and impartial investigation into the Facebook India operations.
New Delhi/IBNS: Two opposition party MPs on Tuesday engaged themselves into a heated war of words with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey over the talks to summon social networking site Facebook for allegedly ignoring hate speeches posted by the ruling saffron outfit.
Delhi Assembly panel to summon Facebook official over hate speech issue
New Delhi/IBNS: A panel of Delhi Assembly on Monday said it would issue summon to Facebook officials, especially senior executive Ankhi Das, over the company's alleged stance regarding hate speeches posted by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.