Facebook India policy head Ankhi Das resigns weeks after hate speech allegations
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Ankhi Das, a senior Facebook executive in India, is leaving the social media company on Tuesday, two months after media reports claimed she allegedly interfered in the company’s content moderation policy ( https://vinron.in/facebook-is-accused-of-promoting-hate-speech-posts-in-india/) and showed favoritism to Bharatiya Janata Party…
…(BJP).
- Facebook is accused of promoting hate speech posts in India ( https://vinron.in/facebook-is-accused-of-promoting-hate-speech-posts-in-india/)
- Facebook is accused of promoting hate speech posts in India ( https://vinron.in/facebook-is-accused-of-promoting-hate-speech-posts-in-india/)
According to the reports, Das opposed applying hate speech rules to posts by BJP leader T Raja Singh and three other BJP leaders and groups flagged internally for promoting violence.
- Facebook bans T. Raja Singh profile for violating hate speech in India ( https://vinron.in/facebook-bans-t-raja-singh-profile-for-violating-hate-speech/)
The timeline stories
- Facebook is accused of promoting hate speech posts in India ( https://vinron.in/facebook-is-accused-of-promoting-hate-speech-posts-in-india/)
- Facebook executives to appear before Delhi court over hate speech row ( https://vinron.in/facebook-executives-to-appear-before-over-hate-speech-row/)
- Facebook executives to appear before Delhi court over hate speech row ( https://vinron.in/facebook-executives-to-appear-before-over-hate-speech-row/)
- Facebook bans T. Raja Singh profile for violating hate speech in India ( https://vinron.in/facebook-bans-t-raja-singh-profile-for-violating-hate-speech/)
- Political parties slamming Facebook for showing favoritism in India ( https://vinron.in/political-parties-slamming-facebook-for-showing-favoritism-in-india/)
- Political parties slamming Facebook for showing favoritism in India ( https://vinron.in/political-parties-slamming-facebook-for-showing-favoritism-in-india/)
“Ankhi has decided to step down from her role in Facebook to pursue her interest in public service,” said Ajit Mohan, VP & Managing Director, Facebook India. “She has been a part of my leadership team over the last 2 years, a role in which she has made enormous contributions.
We are grateful for her service and wish her the very best for the future.
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