Rahul Gandhi cites already debunked WSJ article to defame Bajrang Dal
4 years ago

Rahul Gandhi cites already debunked WSJ article to defame Bajrang Dal

Op India  

On Friday, Vishwa Hindu Parishad slammed Congress scion Rahul Gandhi after he tried to defame the organisation citing a report by left-propagandist media house Wall Street Journal. Press statement: WSJ and Rahul Gandhi should apologize: @MParandeVHP pic.twitter.com/5d1go8k3eN — Vishva Hindu Parishad -VHP December 18, 2020 VHP Secretary-General Milind Parande has demanded an apology from the Wall Street Journal for its false reporting, targetting and discrediting India under the pretext of defaming Bajrang Dal. Sri Parande said that now Rahul Gandhi and the Wall Street Journal should apologize to the Bajrang Dal and the Hindu society that forms 1/6th of the global population,” VHP emphasised. Claims of the Wall Street Journal on Bajrang Dal debunked by Facebook Facebook India Head Ajit Mohan told a parliamentary panel on Wednesday that the social media giant had found no cause to act against the Hindu-nationalist organisation Bajrang Dal after reports had emerged claiming Facebook did not scrutinize accounts belonging to the Hindu organisation.

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Bangladeshi journalist booked over fake news against Sonia, Rahul
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladeshi journalist booked over fake news against Sonia, Rahul

Hindustan Times  

A defamation case has been registered against a Bangladeshi journalist and a woman employee of ‘The Jaipur Dialogues’, a Jaipur-based organisation, for allegedly sharing fake news about Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi. The case was registered at the High Grounds police station on the basis of a complaint by Karnataka Pradesh …

Bajrang Dal members detained in Ahmedabad for protesting against Rahul Gandhi’s anti-Hindu remarks
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bajrang Dal members detained in Ahmedabad for protesting against Rahul Gandhi’s anti-Hindu remarks

Op India  

Members of the Bajrang Dal staged a protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Ahmbedabad on Saturday, over his alleged “anti-Hindu” remarks in the Parliament. #WATCH | Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Bajrang Dal staged a protest against Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's visit over his 'Hindu' remarks during his speech in Lok Sabha. #WATCH | Ahmedabad, Gujarat: On Bajrang …

Rahul Gandhi to appear before Bengaluru court today. What's the defamation case filed by Karnataka BJP?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi to appear before Bengaluru court today. What's the defamation case filed by Karnataka BJP?

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will appear before a special court in Bengaluru on Friday, June 7, in connection with a defamation case filed by the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party for issuing allegedly defamatory Congress leader Rahul Gandhi summoned over allegedly derogatory ads in Karnataka. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The court has asked Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on June …

Karnataka: Congress win and issues of Hijab, PFI, Bajrang Dal, & Muslim Quota. What can Hindus expect
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka: Congress win and issues of Hijab, PFI, Bajrang Dal, & Muslim Quota. What can Hindus expect

Op India  

As the results of the Karnataka Assembly elections were declared on 13th May 2023, the Congress party emerged as the winner of the elections exceeding the magic figure of 113 much behind. Congress may ban Bajrang Dal when it assumes power In its pre-election manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly Elections, the Congress party explicitly outlined its intention to prohibit organizations …

OPINION | CONGRESS CAUGHT IN A BIND OVER BAJRANG DAL
1 year, 7 months ago

OPINION | CONGRESS CAUGHT IN A BIND OVER BAJRANG DAL

India TV News  

The Congress seems to be caught in a bind over its promise to ban Bajrang Dal in Karnataka. Former Karnataka CM and senior Congress leader M. Veerappa Moily on Thursday clarified that there was no proposal to ban Bajrang Dal, simply because the state government does not have the power to ban radical outfits. It is true that there is …

Congress retracts on ‘Bajrang Dal ban’ proposal, says ‘never said it’
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress retracts on ‘Bajrang Dal ban’ proposal, says ‘never said it’

Live Mint  

Karnataka Assembly election 2023: Congress has issued a clarification on its Karnataka Assembly election 2023 manifesto which proposed a banon the Bajrang Dal if it is elected to power in Karnataka, saying that the party never said it would put a ban on the outfit. Karnataka Assembly election 2023 LIVE Updates Meanwhile, angry Bajrang Dal members vandalised a Congress office …

VHP slams Sonia Gandhi over Congress's Bajrang Dal move in Karnataka: ‘Will not let your…’
1 year, 7 months ago

VHP slams Sonia Gandhi over Congress's Bajrang Dal move in Karnataka: ‘Will not let your…’

Hindustan Times  

The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress for equating Bajrang Dal with the banned Popular Front of India in its manifesto for the Karnataka assembly election and said the people of the country will not accept it. The Congress, in its manifesto, said it will take “decisive action” as per law including banning organisations like Bajrang …

Rahul Gandhi attacks Facebook, says 'Meta worse for democracy'
2 years, 9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi attacks Facebook, says 'Meta worse for democracy'

India TV News  

Highlights Rahul Gandhi cited a foreign media report to attack Facebook According to the report, Facebook offers cheaper deals for election ads to BJP Congress chief Sonia Gandhi also raised the issue in the Lok Sabha today Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked social media giant Facebook on Wednesday and alleged that it was "worse for democracy". He also shared …

Defamation case for RSS remarks: Rahul Gandhi gets exemption from appearance
2 years, 9 months ago

Defamation case for RSS remarks: Rahul Gandhi gets exemption from appearance

India TV News  

Highlights Bhiwandi court allowed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi exemption from appearance in a defamation case The court of FCJM JV Palival has fixed March 22 as the next date of hearing A court in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district on Monday allowed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi exemption from appearance during the day's hearing in a defamation case after his counsel …

Congress alleges Facebook used by BJP as weapon to spread hatred; seeks JPC probe, laws to restrict it
3 years, 1 month ago

Congress alleges Facebook used by BJP as weapon to spread hatred; seeks JPC probe, laws to restrict it

India TV News  

The Congress on Friday alleged that Facebook was being used as a weapon by the BJP to spread hate and fake news in the country and demanded that a JPC probe be conducted on the issue and laws be enacted to restrict Facebook and WhatsApp. Congress leaders Rohan Gupta and Praveen Chakravarty said at a joint press conference that it …

Facebook undermining India’s democracy, alleges Congress
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook undermining India’s democracy, alleges Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Monday said Facebook was “compromising” India’s democracy and influencing elections, and demanded a probe by a joint parliamentary committee. While it’s obvious Govt of India won’t do anything about it, it’s unacceptable that @Facebook has one set of standards for USA and another for India,” stated former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh in a tweet. Raising media reports …

Facebook found no element in Bajrang Dal's content to necessitate ban, says company’s India head Ajit Mohan
4 years ago

Facebook found no element in Bajrang Dal's content to necessitate ban, says company’s India head Ajit Mohan

Firstpost  

Mohan was summoned by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, led by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to discuss the data safety of users New Delhi: Facebook’s India head Ajit Mohan deposed before a parliamentary panel on Wednesday and suggested that the social media company’s fact-checking team has so far found no such element that necessitates a ban on the …

Facebook India head deposes before Parliamentary panel over hate speech issue
4 years ago

Facebook India head deposes before Parliamentary panel over hate speech issue

India TV News  

Facebook's India head Ajit Mohan deposed before a parliamentary panel on Wednesday and was questioned about a recent report that the social media giant is reluctant to ban the Bajrang Dal due to concerns over the security of its staff. Mohan deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, chaired by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, …

‘Demonstrate neutrality’: Congress welcomes Facebook’s India leadership change
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Demonstrate neutrality’: Congress welcomes Facebook’s India leadership change

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Wednesday asked Facebook to demonstrate its neutrality with a thorough revamp of its institutional processes, and also outline steps taken to curb the “spread of false, polarising and hate content” on its platform. The Wall Street Journal report in August suggested Facebook was going easy on hate speeches by BJP members and triggered a controversy. The Congress …

Facebook India policy chief steps down after row over ‘allowing hate speech’ from Modi’s party
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook India policy chief steps down after row over ‘allowing hate speech’ from Modi’s party

The Independent  

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I’m not on Facebook, says Raja Singh
4 years, 3 months ago

I’m not on Facebook, says Raja Singh

The Hindu  

After Facebook banned BJP legislator T. Raja Singh from its platform and Instagram on Thursday for violating its policy around content promoting violence and hate, the MLA clarified that he had not been on Facebook since April 2019. I would like to clarify that I'm not on Facebook since April 2019,” Telangana’s lone BJP MLA said. In October 2018, Mr. …

Facebook bans BJP's T Raja Singh for hate speech amid allegations it favoured saffron party
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook bans BJP's T Raja Singh for hate speech amid allegations it favoured saffron party

Firstpost  

At least five profiles of Singh, which had more than three lakh followers, showed the message that ’this content is not available right now' Amid a political slugfest over extremist content on the social media platform, Facebook Inc. banned BJP’s Telangana MLA T Raja Singh for violating its policies against hate speech, reported The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. On …

Facebook bans BJP politician Raja Singh for violating hate speech policy
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook bans BJP politician Raja Singh for violating hate speech policy

The Hindu  

Amid a controversy over its alleged bias in implementing its own hate speech rules in India, Facebook has banned BJP leader T. Raja Singh from its platforms for ‘violating its policy on content promoting violence and hate’. Ankhi Das’s posts A separate report by the paper said Ms. Das, over the past years, had shown support for the BJP via …

Facebook bans politician from India’s BJP for hate speech
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook bans politician from India’s BJP for hate speech

Al Jazeera  

Raja Singh banned from Facebook and Instagram for anti-Muslim posts, after the social media giant accused of bias. Facebook has banned a member of India’s governing Hindu nationalist party for violating its policies covering violence and hate speech, after the social media giant was accused of political bias. The world’s largest social media company is under fire after The Wall …

Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan appears before Parliamentary panel over WSJ report on hate speech
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan appears before Parliamentary panel over WSJ report on hate speech

Firstpost  

A parliamentary panel lead by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had taken note of a WSJ article claiming that Facebook ignored its hate-speech rules in favour of the BJP Amid a political slugfest over the Facebook issue, the company’’s India head Ajit Mohan on Wednesday appeared before a parliamentary panel, which is discussing alleged misuse of social media platforms. The Parliamentary …

Ankhi Das openly supported BJP on Facebook's internal group, says WSJ report; Congress seeks criminal probe against social media giant
4 years, 3 months ago

Ankhi Das openly supported BJP on Facebook's internal group, says WSJ report; Congress seeks criminal probe against social media giant

Firstpost  

According to the report, messages written by Das showed her praising Narendra Modi as the ‘strongman’ who ended the Congress’ hold in India Facebook’s policy director for India and South and Central Asia, Ankhi Das, posted messages of her support for BJP for several years on an internal group of the company’s employees, detailing efforts to help the party win …

Congress Writes to Mark Zuckerberg Again over Facebook India's Political 'Bias', Seeks Parl Probe
4 years, 3 months ago

Congress Writes to Mark Zuckerberg Again over Facebook India's Political 'Bias', Seeks Parl Probe

News 18  

The Congress on Saturday wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for the second time in a month, asking what steps were being taken on repeated allegations about the global social media giant's India unit being biased towards the ruling BJP. At a press conference, the opposition party also demanded an investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the alleged "links …

Congress writes to Facebook CEO again over allegations of ’bias’ in favour of BJP
4 years, 3 months ago

Congress writes to Facebook CEO again over allegations of ’bias’ in favour of BJP

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for the second time in a month, asking what steps were being taken on repeated allegations about the global social media giant's India unit being biased towards the ruling BJP. At a press conference, the opposition party also demanded an investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the …

We’re Transparent & Non-Partisan, Claims Facebook India VP in Blog
4 years, 4 months ago

We’re Transparent & Non-Partisan, Claims Facebook India VP in Blog

The Quint  

The VP's blog comes days after an investigative report in The Wall Street Journal pointed out how political affiliations have had bearing on the implementation of policies by Facebook in India. The report revealed how, despite the insistence of Facebook employees to permanently ban the profile of BJP MP T Raja Singh for promoting hate speech, the company's top public …

Political slugfest between Congress and BJP over Facebook: The story so far
4 years, 4 months ago

Political slugfest between Congress and BJP over Facebook: The story so far

Business Standard  

Well, the Facebook row has now intensified into a full-blown war, with the two main parties in India--the BJP and the Congress-- making allegations and counter-allegations over the issue. The political slugfest started after Tharoor's announcement that the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology would like to hear Facebook's views on the report published in Wall Street Journal on Saturday. …

Cong Writes to Mark Zuckerberg over 'Interference', Seeks Probe into Conduct of Facebook India's Team
4 years, 4 months ago

Cong Writes to Mark Zuckerberg over 'Interference', Seeks Probe into Conduct of Facebook India's Team

News 18  

The Congress on Tuesday wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, accusing Facebook India of "interfering" with the country's electoral democracy, and demanded a time-bound high level inquiry into the conduct of Facebook India leadership team and their operations. The article stated that Das had told staff members that punishing BJP politicians for these violations would be detrimental to the "company’s …

FIR registered in Chhattisgarh against Ankhi Das, two Facebook users
4 years, 4 months ago

FIR registered in Chhattisgarh against Ankhi Das, two Facebook users

The Hindu  

The Raipur Police have registered a case against Ankhi Das, Public Policy Director of Facebook for India, South and Central Asia, and two other users of the social media platform, for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and intending to incite communal violence. In his complaint, Mr. Tiwari said that after he shared a Facebook post referring to a recent The Wall …

BJP leaders deny receiving preferential treatment by Facebook, says platform censors pro-India content
4 years, 4 months ago

BJP leaders deny receiving preferential treatment by Facebook, says platform censors pro-India content

Firstpost  

A report claimed Facebook opposed applying hate speech rules to individuals liked to BJP even though they were ‘flagged internally for promoting violence’ New Delhi: Members of BJP on Monday rejected allegations that Facebook had chosen to turn a blind eye to partisan hate speech on its platform to protect its growing business interests in India. As usage has spread …

EXPLAINED | From WSJ Revelations To Blame Games Between BJP-Congress; All About Facebook Hate Speech Controversy
4 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINED | From WSJ Revelations To Blame Games Between BJP-Congress; All About Facebook Hate Speech Controversy

ABP News  

BJP & RSS control Facebook & Whatsapp in India. — Ravi Shankar Prasad August 16, 2020 A report in a US based publication alleging that social media giant - Facebook deliberately ignored 'hate -speech' content from right-wing leaders and workers to manipulate election game, has stirred a heated controversy in India.The Wall Street Journal through its report has attempted to …

No Logic to Congress Demand for JPC Probe: Union Minister After Report Says Facebook Favours BJP
4 years, 4 months ago

No Logic to Congress Demand for JPC Probe: Union Minister After Report Says Facebook Favours BJP

News 18  

The government on Wednesday rejected a demand for a joint parliamentary committee to probe the reports that Facebook did nothing to censor hate posts by some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders. Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi told CNN-News18 that there was no logic to the Congress demand for a probe into the allegations of a Facebook-BJP nexus, and said …

We Ensure Fairness & Accuracy, Says Facebook After Report Claims It Ignores BJP Leaders' Hate Speeches
4 years, 4 months ago

We Ensure Fairness & Accuracy, Says Facebook After Report Claims It Ignores BJP Leaders' Hate Speeches

News 18  

Days after an article published in The Wall Street Journal claimed Facebook overlooks hate speech and objectionable content by BJP leaders, the social media giant responded by saying it does not allow speech and content inciting violence. An article published in The Wall Street Journal on Friday had stated Facebook India "took no action after BJP politicians posted content accusing …

'Facebook, WhatsApp Controlled by BJP, RSS,' Accuses Congress After Wall Street Journal Report; Demands JPC Probe
4 years, 4 months ago

'Facebook, WhatsApp Controlled by BJP, RSS,' Accuses Congress After Wall Street Journal Report; Demands JPC Probe

ABP News  

BJP & RSS control Facebook & Whatsapp in India. pic.twitter.com/Y29uCQjSRP — Rahul Gandhi August 16, 2020 Based on a report in Wall Street Journal, Congress party on Sunday accused the BJP and RSS of controlling social media sites Facebook and WhatsApp in India and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into alleged violations by the social media platform and its …

Did BJP collude with Facebook? Hate speech row explained in 10 points
4 years, 4 months ago

Did BJP collude with Facebook? Hate speech row explained in 10 points

India Today  

A massive can of worms has been opened in India after a report in the Wall Street Journal claimed that Facebook ignored applying its hate speech rules to BJP leaders in India. The report published in Wall Street Journal claimed that Ankhi Das, Facebook’s public policy director for India, South and Central Asia, told employees that initiating punitive action against …

Parliamentary panel to consider summoning Facebook over WSJ report on hate speech: Shashi Tharoor
4 years, 4 months ago

Parliamentary panel to consider summoning Facebook over WSJ report on hate speech: Shashi Tharoor

Firstpost  

Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the BJP and RSS control Facebook and Whatsapp in the country, and that they spread hatred through these platforms to influence the electorate Hours after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi shared a Wall Street Journal report that alleged that Facebook ignored hate speech rules on BJP-linked posts, party leader Shashi Tharoor said that …

Facebook India favouring BJP, RSS? IT Minister slams Rahul Gandhi's allegations
4 years, 4 months ago

Facebook India favouring BJP, RSS? IT Minister slams Rahul Gandhi's allegations

India Today  

Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday responded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations that social media platform Facebook was biased in its functioning in India. If what @WSJ has written is incorrect, take them to the court https://t.co/ixljXqsKvR — Pawan Khera August 16, 2020 Congress demands JPC probe after FB India expose: Congress …

Enforce policies regardless of political position: Under heat, Facebook denies ties with BJP in India
4 years, 4 months ago

Enforce policies regardless of political position: Under heat, Facebook denies ties with BJP in India

India Today  

We prohibit hate speech. and enforce policies globally regardless of anyone’s political position -- a Facebook spokesperson said on Sunday while responding to the allegations that the social media company gave leeway to hate speeches by politicians aligned with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in India. "Ms Das, whose job also includes lobbying India's government on Facebook's behalf, told staff …

Facebook ignored hate speech by India’s BJP politicians: Report
4 years, 4 months ago

Facebook ignored hate speech by India’s BJP politicians: Report

Al Jazeera  

Facebook ignored its hate speech policy and allowed anti-Muslim posts on its platform to avoid ruining the social media company’s relationship with India’s governing party, says a report in the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ report published on Friday said a top Facebook executive in India refused to apply the company’s hate speech rules to Bharatiya Janata Party politicians and …

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