Ankhi Das, Facebook's public policy director for India, South, and Central Asia, leaves after allegations of content moderation interference for India's BJP
TechCrunch Manish Singh
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Discussion
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@chandrarsrikant
Chandra R. Srikanth
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The official line is that Ankhi Das is leaving to pursue her ‘personal interest in public service.’ Her exit comes months after she was under fire for not applying hate speech rules to posts by BJP leader Raja Singh. FB subsequently published a post that it's non-partisan & open.…
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@saketgokhale
Saket Gokhale
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The battle isn't over yet. Ankhi Das was one cog in the large wheel of Facebook that seeks to enable fascists & interfere with democratic processes. BJP won't give up so easily. Facebook needs to be reigned in & brought out of the BJP's orbit. It's essential for our democracy.
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@yourslegallyy
Sunanda
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Ankhi Das to be replaced by Shivnath Thukral who, get this, worked for BJP in the 2014 elections. He also once walked out of a meeting when someone raised concerns about a fb hate post against Muslims made by a BJP MLA. Amazing. Out of the frying pan and straight into the fire. h…
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@wsj
@wsj
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Ankhi Das, who was at the center of a political storm over Facebook's policy on anti-Muslim hate speech on the platform, is leaving the company https://www.wsj.com/...
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@srivatsayb
Srivatsa
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Ankhi Das was BJP's unofficial Karyakata in Facebook. Now she will be their official Karyakata in West Bengal. The guy who is replacing her in FB is a bigger Bhakt than she is!
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@ashoswai
Ashok Swain
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Shivnath Thukral, who replaced Ankhi Das in Facebook, had also worked for the BJP during Modi's 2014 election campaign. https://time.com/...
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@nicdawes
Nicholas Dawes
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Amazing it took this long. https://twitter.com/...
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@gauravpandhi
Gaurav Pandhi
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After being exposed, BJP stooge and @rsprasad's boss Ankhi Das has ‘quit’ Facebook. BJP can now announce her as their CM candidate in West Bengal. Two hoots! https://twitter.com/...
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@rifatjawaid
Rifat Jawaid
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This is what you call impactful journalism. Newley and colleague were first to expose Facebook executive's islamophobia. https://twitter.com/...
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@nainaraathore
@nainaraathore
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So Fascist,hate Monger and BJP sympathisers Ankhi das has decided to step down from her role in Facebook and has been replaced by Shivnath Thukral who worked on behalf of the BJP in 2014 elections! Is there anyone in Facebook India Not linked With BJP? #Ankhidas
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@churumuri
@churumuri
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It took journalists from @WSJ, @TIME and @ReutersIndia to bell the #AnkhiDas cat. The entire Indian media universe willingly ignored @Facebook's insidious role in distorting Indian society and democracy—or was happily cutting “partnership” deals and eating the crumbs thrown at it…
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@newley
Newley Purnell
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New: Facebook's Top Public Policy Executive in India Steps Down. @WSJ reported in Aug. that Ankhi Das had opposed applying hate-speech rules to politician from ruling Hindu nationalist party and others flagged internally: https://www.wsj.com/...
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@sumitkashyapjha
Sumit Kashyap
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Quits is Management level word for kicked Out.. Almost always. https://twitter.com/...
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@chinmayiarun
Chinmayi Arun
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The trouble with focusing on an individual instead of a system is that the individual will leave and the system will remain unchanged https://twitter.com/...
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@pranavdixit
@pranavdixit
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Facebook declined to comment on record about whether Das' departure had anything to do with accusations of her having protected BJP politicians from the company's hate speech rules. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...
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@deekbhardwaj
Deeksha Bhardwaj
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Ankhi Das steps down after facing heat for alleged partisan behaviour? https://techcrunch.com/...
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@so_radhikal
Radhika Radhakrishnan
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Who wants to bet on how long it'll take her to join the BJP? https://techcrunch.com/...
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@ashishdua_inc
Ashish Dua
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This does not & should not absolve @Facebook .#MarkZuckerberg... https://techcrunch.com/...
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@santhoshd
Santhosh D'Souza
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#AnkhiDas announces that she is leaving @Facebook, to pursue her interest in “public service”. Finally an admission that public service was not on her agenda during the stint in the company. https://techcrunch.com/...