No one can be allowed to interfere in our nation’s affairs: Rahul Gandhi on allegations against Facebook
The Congress has written two letters to Fb CEO Mark Zuckerberg in quest of motion in opposition to its India crew, an unbiased probe into their functioning and changing them.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that global media has “uncovered” Facebook and WhatsApp’s “brazen attack” on India’s democracy and social team spirit, as he demanded an investigation into the allegations in opposition to them.
Along with his tweet hitting out on the social media massive, Gandhi tagged a up to date article through the Wall Boulevard Magazine on how questions had been raised through Fb workers on its India crew’s neutrality after an govt posted interior messages allegedly favouring the BJP.
“Global media have absolutely uncovered Fb’s and WhatsApp’s brazen attack on India’s democracy and social team spirit,” he stated.
Global media have absolutely uncovered Fb’s & WhatsApp’s brazen attack on India’s democracy & social team spirit.
Nobody, let on my own a international corporate, can also be allowed to intervene in our country’s affairs.
They will have to be investigated straight away & when discovered to blame, punished. pic.twitter.com/5tRw797L2y
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 1, 2020
“Nobody, let on my own a international corporate, can also be allowed to intervene in our country’s affairs. They will have to be investigated straight away and when discovered to blame, punished,” Gandhi tweeted.
The preferred messaging app WhatsApp could also be owned through Fb. Any other file within the Wall Boulevard Magazine previous this month and one within the Time mag had dropped at fore identical allegations.
Disregarding the Congress’ allegations, BJP leaders were alleging that Fb favours different events, with the ruling birthday celebration’s IT mobile head Amit Malviya alleging a “Congress-Facebook nexus”.
The Congress has written two letters to Fb CEO Mark Zuckerberg in quest of motion in opposition to its India crew, an unbiased probe into their functioning and changing them.
Hitting out on the Congress for alleging a nexus between the BJP and Fb, Malviya had on Saturday stated it isn’t some social media company however the folks of India who’ve rejected Rahul Gandhi and his birthday celebration.
After a significant political row erupted over the allegations in opposition to it, Fb had previous stated its social media platform prohibits hate speech and content material that incites violence, including those insurance policies are enforced globally with out regard to political association.
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