Skip to content
Hindi News, हिंदी समाचार, Samachar, Breaking News, Latest Khabar – Pratirodh

Hindi News, हिंदी समाचार, Samachar, Breaking News, Latest Khabar – Pratirodh

Primary Menu Hindi News, हिंदी समाचार, Samachar, Breaking News, Latest Khabar – Pratirodh

Hindi News, हिंदी समाचार, Samachar, Breaking News, Latest Khabar – Pratirodh

  • Home
  • Newswires
  • Politics & Society
  • The New Feudals
  • World View
  • Arts And Aesthetics
  • For The Record
  • About Us
  • Featured

Facebook Bans BJP Politician For Policy Violation

Sep 3, 2020 | Pratirodh Bureau

The job cuts come just a week after widespread layoffs at Twitter under its new owner, billionaire Elon Musk. There have been numerous job cuts at other tech companies that hired rapidly during the pandemic.

Facebook Inc has banned a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India’s ruling party, for violating its policies covering violence and hate, as Mark Zuckerberg’s company finds itself caught in a debate over how it handles political content in its biggest market.

The company said on Thursday it had banned politician Raja Singh from Facebook and Instagram under its “dangerous individuals and organizations” policy.

When contacted for comment, Singh, who is from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, sent Reuters a video message saying his followers and other party workers had opened up pages using his name and that he plans to contact Facebook so that he can open an account.

“I want to use social media following all norms,” he said.

The world’s largest social network is facing a public-relations and political crisis in India after the Wall Street Journal reported that one of its employees, Ankhi Das, opposed applying the company’s hate-speech rules to profiles in Singh’s name, which had called Muslims traitors.

Some Facebook employees have raised questions about whether adequate procedures and content regulation practices were being followed by the India team, sources familiar with such discussions told Reuters last month.

On Thursday, Facebook said it will also remove Pages, Groups and accounts set up to represent Singh and Facebook events when it comes to know the individual is participating, but will continue to allow wider discussion of him, including praise and support.

“The process for evaluating potential violators is extensive and it is what led us to our decision to remove his account,” the company said in a statement.

The Wall Street Journal reported the move earlier, saying at least five Facebook profiles dedicated to Singh, which once had more than 300,000 followers, showed a message saying “This Content Isn’t Available Right Now”.

Tags: Ankhi Das, bharatiya janata party, bjp, facebook, Facebook Inc, Mark Zuckerberg, Pratirodh, prime minister narendra modi, Raja Singh, Wall Street Journal

Continue Reading

Previous Covid-19: Record Daily Jump Of 83,883 In Infections
Next India Steps Up Scrutiny Of Chinese Influence Group

More Stories

  • Featured

Oppn Has Faith In SC, United On Bihar Electoral Rolls Issue: Congress

3 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau
  • Featured

How Social Media Design Can Either Support Or Undermine Democracy

9 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau
  • Featured

The Rise Of India’s Moringa Economy

9 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau

Recent Posts

  • Oppn Has Faith In SC, United On Bihar Electoral Rolls Issue: Congress
  • How Social Media Design Can Either Support Or Undermine Democracy
  • The Rise Of India’s Moringa Economy
  • Covid ‘Sudden Deaths’ Have Not Increased Due To Vaccines: ICMR Study
  • Gas Leak In Assam Oil Rig Under Control But Has Affected Hundreds
  • Burned Out: Privatised Risk Is Failing Victims Of Climate Disasters
  • Maharashtra: Rahul Gandhi Attacks Modi Govt Over Farmer Suicides
  • From Bonn To Belém, Global Climate Talks Inch Forward Amid Deep Divides
  • Here’s Why Energy Markets Fluctuate During An International Crisis
  • ‘Enactment Of New Criminal Laws Is A Waste’
  • Nine Projects Produced ‘Problematic’ Carbon Credits In ’24, Says Report
  • How The ‘Publish Or Perish’ Culture Is Fuelling Research Misconduct In India
  • ‘Govt Not Helping Farmers Facing Shortage Of Essential Fertilisers’
  • How Lions In Gujarat’s Gir Forest Are Using Scent To Communicate
  • Climate Misinformation Leads People To Lose Faith In Science: Report
  • Unkept Promises, Marginalised Excluded: Cong On 10 Yrs Of ‘Digital India’
  • SC Pauses NGT Order Amid Industry Push For Coal Flexibility
  • How Zohran Mamdani’s Win In New York Could Ripple Across The US
  • Will Fight Tooth & Nail If Any Word Is Touched In Constitution: Kharge
  • Fighting Meat With Emotions, Not Facts

Search

Main Links

  • Home
  • Newswires
  • Politics & Society
  • The New Feudals
  • World View
  • Arts And Aesthetics
  • For The Record
  • About Us

Related Stroy

  • Featured

Oppn Has Faith In SC, United On Bihar Electoral Rolls Issue: Congress

3 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau
  • Featured

How Social Media Design Can Either Support Or Undermine Democracy

9 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau
  • Featured

The Rise Of India’s Moringa Economy

9 hours ago Pratirodh Bureau
  • Featured

Covid ‘Sudden Deaths’ Have Not Increased Due To Vaccines: ICMR Study

1 day ago Pratirodh Bureau
  • Featured

Gas Leak In Assam Oil Rig Under Control But Has Affected Hundreds

1 day ago Pratirodh Bureau

Recent Posts

  • Oppn Has Faith In SC, United On Bihar Electoral Rolls Issue: Congress
  • How Social Media Design Can Either Support Or Undermine Democracy
  • The Rise Of India’s Moringa Economy
  • Covid ‘Sudden Deaths’ Have Not Increased Due To Vaccines: ICMR Study
  • Gas Leak In Assam Oil Rig Under Control But Has Affected Hundreds
Copyright © All rights reserved. | CoverNews by AF themes.