News Indian users share hateful content more readily on same-religion groups: Facebook internal docs Respondents of the study considered WhatsApp groups to be a safe space for posting content targeting other religions. Nishant KauntiaNovember 24, 2021
News What Facebook told the Delhi Peace and Harmony Committee, and what was left out Facebook India's Shivnath Thukral carefully avoided answering several questions Nishant KauntiaNovember 18, 2021
News Independent researchers claim Facebook is trying to kill their study on hate speech in India The study was commissioned in mid-2020 but Facebook is delaying completion, say human rights groups involved. Anushka JainNovember 17, 2021
News Congress MP wants answers from Facebook India head after whistleblower revelations Facebook's failure to check hate speech in different languages has renewed calls for investigations. Anushka JainNovember 15, 2021
News Exclusive: Facebook knew of BJP leaders posting hateful content in Assam but didn’t stop them Facebook's internal documents warned about problematic content ahead of the Assam elections. Nishant KauntiaNovember 12, 2021
News Facebook didn’t take down fake accounts linked to BJP ahead of elections, whistleblower claims In an AMA, Sophie Zhang recalled flagging fake account networks linked to Indian political parties but only one got off scot-free. Nishant KauntiaNovember 9, 2021
News Facebook India executives asked to testify amid hate speech revelations by whistleblower The Delhi Committee's summons comes after Facebook reportedly failed to check hate speech ahead of riots in the city. Anushka JainOctober 28, 2021
News Government “alarmed” by Facebook whistleblower leaks, writes to Facebook India CEO: Report Amid calls for a joint parliamentary probe into Facebook, the IT Ministry is seemingly taking the matter into its own hands. Nishant KauntiaOctober 28, 2021
News Inflammatory content targeted Muslims on Facebook, WhatsApp ahead of Delhi Riots: Internal records Leaked documents reveal that Facebook dragged its feet in curbing inflammatory posts, particularly anti-Muslim content. Nishant KauntiaOctober 25, 2021
News How Facebook deals with hate speech is being misrepresented, whistleblower reveals The former employee said that she found the situation in Facebook to be 'substantially worse' than in other organisations. Anushka JainOctober 5, 2021