I know this sort of call irritates @Facebook folks, but this story would still be buried if employees didn't talk to us. Thank you to those people. To other employees: I need your help. Signal contacts in my bio. https://www.wsj.com/...
@mjunaidr
M Junaid on x
A strange “internal human rights team” Facebook has given itself; it is scared of banning the most violent human rights abusers in India, but actively acquiesces to Indian government's orders to remove those bringing attention to human rights abuses in Kashmir. https://twitter.co…
@mosharrafzaidi
Mosharraf Zaidi on x
Shocking revelation in this @wsj piece about how @facebook is using the fear of being attacked by right wing extremists from India's ruling party as an excuse for its massively skewed account and content removal policies in India and beyond. https://www.wsj.com/...
@evelyndouek
Evelyn Douek on x
Important story. When FB doesn't have staff in a country, it often lacks context or is a sign of inattention; when it does, it can lead to capture or cause safety issues in enforcing its rules. https://twitter.com/...
@baxiabhishek
Abhishek Baxi on x
Facebook's safety team concluded that Bajrang Dal supported violence against minorities and should be banned from the platform. The company avoided banning Dal members because it might endanger the company's business prospects and its staff in India. https://www.wsj.com/...
@r0h1n
Rohin Dharmakumar on x
And WSJ continues its stellar run of Facebook + India investigative reporting! The latest bomb: Facebook is afraid to ban some organizations because its afraid its staff could be attacked in retaliation. Also, it designates India as a “tier one” country. https://www.wsj.com/... h…
@sunny_hundal
Sunny Hundal on x
Facebook knew that an Indian pro-Hindutva paramilitary group called Bajrang Dal' was instigating violence against minorities and breaking its rules. But it wouldn't ban them because it was worried about business prospects in India, WSJ reports https://www.wsj.com/...
@andymukherjee70
Andy Mukherjee on x
“Facebook's human-rights staff have internally designated India a ‘Tier One’ country ... at the highest risk of societal violence ... Facebook staff's designation of India hasn't previously been reported.” https://www.wsj.com/...
@vidyakrishnan
Vidya on x
Facebook is openly doing some cold-blooded math here. India is FB's largest market by users & it refuses to contain hate speech.. instead has invested $5.7 bn in a new venture with BJP government whose politicians have ties to Hindu nationalist groups. https://twitter.com/...
@karnikakohli
Karnika on x
Facebook won't take down posts by Bajrang Dal, Sanatan Sanstha and Sri Ram Sena in India because they fear their staff (and business) will be in danger if they do so. https://www.wsj.com/...
@digitaldutta
@digitaldutta on x
Facebook is not afraid of breaking laws, not appearing in front of legislative assemblies, not afraid of countries IT minister who constantly threatens Mr. Zuckerberg, but they are afraid of Bajrang Dal? Some report they have https://www.wsj.com/...
@maya206
Maya Mirchandani on x
“Facebook's human-rights staff have internally designated #India a “Tier One” country, meaning it is at the highest risk of societal violence and therefore requires heightened efforts by the company to protect vulnerable populations” #HateSpeech #facebook https://www.wsj.com/...
@nicdawes
Nicholas Dawes on x
When people die thanks to hate preached on open platforms, and violence co-ordinated via messaging apps, no-one will be able to say they didn't know. Only that they didn't care.
@wsj
@wsj on x
Facebook balked at banning a Hindu nationalist group that likely qualified as a “dangerous organization,” after the company's security team warned such a move might precipitate physical attacks against Facebook personnel or facilities https://www.wsj.com/...
@dhume
Sadanand Dhume on x
WSJ: Facebook won't crack down on violent Hindu nationalist groups in India, in part because it fears violent retaliation from groups it labels violent. v @newley @JeffHorwitz https://www.wsj.com/...
@newley
Newley Purnell on x
Meanwhile FB's human-rights staff have internally designated India a “Tier One” country, meaning it's at the highest risk of societal violence and therefore requires heightened efforts by the firm to protect vulnerable populations, according to people familiar with the matter.
@brooklynmarie
Brooke Binkowski on x
Facebook balked at removing a Hindu nationalist organization in India after warnings from its security team that its local staff might face harm https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
@johnstanly
Stanly Johny on x
FB's safety team this year concluded Bajrang Dal backed violence against minorities in India & qualified as a “dangerous org” that should be banned from the platform. But it didn't do so as it was afraid such a move would hit business & safety of its staff https://www.wsj.com/...
@samar11
Samar Halarnkar on x
India ranks alongside Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Pakistan as a “Tier One” country for #Facebook, meaning it is at the highest risk of societal violence & therefore requires heightened efforts by the company to protect vulnerable populations. https://www.wsj.com/...
@moonalice
Roger McNamee on x
Look at what is happening in India. FB is like a black hole ... it undermines any society that comes close to it. The harm is not inevitable, but to end it we have to consider remedies that would ordinarily be viewed as extreme. Democracy is worth saving. https://twitter.com/...
@clary_co
Christopher Clary on x
The interesting loophole here is: can you be so dangerous that Facebook won't declare you a dangerous organization because doing so would be dangerous to Facebook? https://www.wsj.com/...
@brij
Brij Singh on x
channeling Ted Lasso - it will take two internet to cover what's wrong with Facebook but on this case I am with them. Google on names like Lalit Kishore Chaudhary & Satyendra Dubey - physical violence is a real issue. Even cricket gods are just one match away from mob justice htt…
@wsj
@wsj on x
Besides risking infuriating India's ruling Hindu nationalist politicians, banning Bajrang Dal might precipitate physical attacks against Facebook personnel or facilities, the company's security team warned https://www.wsj.com/...
@vidyakrishnan
Vidya on x
So wait... Facebook “balked” at removing India's r/w groups from its platform because “cracking down on Bajrang Dal might endanger both the company's business prospects and its staff in India”. https://www.wsj.com/...
@zafaraafaq
Zafar Aafaq on x
#India Facebook says it did not ban Bajrangdal, a Hindu nationalist group, despite violent content because of fear of business loss and physical violence against its staff... Wall Street Journal report https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@nicdawes
Nicholas Dawes on x
Facebook's internal human rights team has designated India a “tier 1” risk for harm to vulnerable populations. But the company is not prepared to protect its staff against the consequences of deplatforming the Bajrang Dal, or take the business hit. https://www.wsj.com/...
@saliltripathi
@saliltripathi on x
@Facebook won't remove @BajrangdalOrg from its platform because it fears for the safety of its staff in India, @WSJ reports: https://www.wsj.com/...
@nithin
Runner on x
Not the tier you we're hoping for. https://twitter.com/...