Hindutva in Media
Facebook charged BJP less for India election ads than others
By Kumar Sambhav & Nayantara Ranganathan / Aljazeera
New Delhi, India–Facebook’s algorithm offers cheaper advertisement deals to India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over other political...
Hindutva in Media
23 Facebook Ghost Advertisers Pumped Rs 5 Crore into ‘Promoting’ BJP
In a blatant violation of its own rule of not favouring any political party or promoting its views, Facebook allowed several ghost and surrogate...
Hindutva in Media
How a Reliance-funded firm boosts BJP’s campaigns on Facebook
By Kumar Sambhav and Nayantara Ranganathan / Aljazeera
New Delhi, India – In the 2019 parliamentary elections, India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded a Hindu ascetic...
Hindutva in Media
As religious riots grow in India, critics accuse Facebook of fanning the flames
By Raksha Kumar
Facebook removed from its platform a US sitting president whose words inspired people to violence in January 2021. But it hasn't done...
Hindutva in Media
Facebook stalling report on human rights impact in India, allege whistleblowers
By Kari Paul
Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen and other prominent whistleblowers have renewed calls for Facebook to release a long-awaited report on its impact in India,...
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Facebook fails to terminate hate speech propagator Suresh Rajput, YouTube suspends his channel
BY POOJA CHAUDHURI
On November 9, Yati Narsinghanad disciple Suresh Rajput uploaded a video on Facebook about AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi, where he referred to Muslims...
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Facebook and India’s Paradox of Inclusion
By Vinay Sitapati
The leak in October of internal documents from the technology giant Facebook has revealed damning details about the company’s practices. The firm, which...
Against Sikhs
Farm laws: Sikhs being targeted by fake social media profiles
By Shruti Menon and Flora Carmichael
A network of fake social media profiles of people claiming to be Sikhs, and promoting divisive narratives, has been...
Hindutva in Media
FB & Delhi Riots: How Does the Platform Keep Evading Responsibility?
Social media giant Facebook feared a crackdown in India by taking actions against right-wing groups Bajrang Dal, Sanatan Sanstha and Sri Ram Sena for...