A top FB policy exec openly detailed her efforts to hep a favored political party win and her disdain for its opponents. FB didn’t stop her — and never spoke up about blatant election misconduct on the platform. This is FB India, but it matters here, too. https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-executive-supported-indias-modi-disparaged-opposition-in-internal-messages-11598809348">https://www.wsj.com/articles/...
FB& #39;s India policy leader received (and shared) internal election predictions from "senior leader and close friend in BJP" and said the downfall of the Congress party meant victory over "state socialism." FB employees say these attitudes translated into partisan actions.
A group of Facebook employees, Muslim@, revealed other information indicating bias and discussed the resulting user safety concerns in an internal letter. If anyone& #39;s aware of the company addressing them in substantive fashion, I& #39;d like to know. https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-staff-demand-policy-changes-on-india-hate-speech-11598008322">https://www.wsj.com/articles/...
One last thing on this story: the alleged blatant violation of the election integrity rules was discussed with global staff in the US, which decided not to take action. This isn’t just about India.