Facebook's India policy chief quits after hate speech claims

Facebook's top India public policy executive, who was at the centre of a row over the alleged failure to address hate speech on the platform, has quit, the social media giant said Wednesday

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Wall Street Journal reported in August that Facebook's top India public policy executive Ankhi Das refused to take down anti-Muslim comments by a Hindu nationalist lawmaker. PHOTO: STOCK IMAGES

2020-10-28 12:51:34

Facebook's top India public policy executive, who was at the centre of a row over the alleged failure to address hate speech on the platform, has quit, the social media giant said Wednesday

The network sparked a political storm in India after the Wall Street Journal reported in August that policy chief Ankhi Das refused to take down anti-Muslim comments by a Hindu nationalist lawmaker as it could damage the firm's business interests.

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