New Delhi: The controversy over the social networking site Facebook in India is only deepening. Facebook has given clarification amidst controversies. In a statement released by Facebook on Friday, it has been said that the company has nothing to do with any political party. The company has said that it will continue to remove objectionable content posted by the leaders from its platform.
Facebook India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan said in his blog post, ‘Facebook is an open and transparent platform and does not support any party or ideology. People are completely free to speak on this platform. During the last few days, we have been accused of being biased in implementing our policies. We take these allegations seriously and want to clarify that we condemn every form of hatred and bigotry. ‘
The leader’s posts will continue to be removed even further
Ajit Mohan further wrote in his blog, Facebook always follows a fair policy to deal with any kind of content. Along with this, the company also strictly follows Community Standards. Mohan said that the company globally applies policies of the world to the app because it takes care of one’s political position, ideology, or religious and cultural beliefs.
The controversy started with a newspaper article
On 14 August, an article was published in the American newspaper ‘Wall Street Journal’. In this article, there have been allegations on Facebook that it ignores the hate speech posted by BJP leaders and workers in India. In this article, quoting a Facebook official, it has also been said that it was said inside the organization that punishing BJP workers ‘will affect the business of the company in India’.
