"The same people responsible for managing the relationship with the government also contribute to decisions on whether politicians should be punished for hate speech."https://t.co/usPILvyYRa#Facebook

— Nilanjana Roy (@nilanjanaroy) August 28, 2020

New: Facebook staff flagged a post by a BJP politician as hate speech internally, but left it online for more than a year until I got in touch to ask about it.

My investigation:https://t.co/SKgqcPgNe2

— Billy Perrigo (@billyperrigo) August 28, 2020

A TIME investigation reveals Facebook knew about hate speech by a BJP politician but left it online for a year https://t.co/iHvWJduyB6

— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) August 28, 2020

A TIME investigation reveals Facebook knew about hate speech by a BJP politician but left it online for a year https://t.co/9edCEKAx5t

— ParanjoyGuhaThakurta (@paranjoygt) August 28, 2020

”Work on the India audit, previously unreported, began before the Journal published its story. It is being conducted by the U.S. law firm Foley Hoag and will include interviews with senior Facebook staff and members of civil society in India”

— Venkat Ananth (@venkatananth) August 28, 2020

”Facebook, in an effort to evaluate its role in spreading hate speech and incitements to violence, has commissioned an independent report on its impact on human rights in India.” https://t.co/UaykNFpW9t

— Venkat Ananth (@venkatananth) August 28, 2020

Must read: This detailed story in Time magazine about the organic link of top @Facebook India officials with the BJP & how Facebook allowed itself& Whatsapp to be used for spreading BJP's hate speech in violation of its declared policy.Shame on #zuckerberg https://t.co/3GFV58qxHg

— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) August 28, 2020

"Thukral was Facebook’s public policy director for India & South Asia. Part of his job was lobbying the Indian government, but he was also involved in discussions about how to act when posts by politicians were flagged as hate speech by moderators"https://t.co/E3cDryh6Ra

— Deepshikha (@WhovianScouser) August 28, 2020

Again, Facebook accused of not removing hate speech made by a BJP leader https://t.co/QYoHTvNUpJ

— words are weapons ⚡ (@vimoh) August 28, 2020

In 2019, during a meeting to discuss user posts that violated FB's hate speech rules, @shivithukral ,FB's then public policy director(India) walked out, saying he had other important things to do. Thukral helped @BJP4India in its 2014 election campaign. https://t.co/NfbCXzp3Rb

— Madhav Mantri (@madhavmantri) August 28, 2020

Facebook and Twitter are enablers of Brahmin supremacy in India. https://t.co/2YmDYOxH8G

— Revolutionary Memes For Bahujan Teens (@RMBT_tweets) August 28, 2020

#Facebook’s Ties to India’s Ruling Party Complicate Its Fight Against Hate Speech https://t.co/T7zrjGD8Dp by @billyperrigo on @TIME

— Sanjana Hattotuwa (@sanjanah) August 28, 2020

Devastating piece: "The same people [at @Facebook India] responsible for managing the relationship with the government also contribute to decisions on whether politicians should be punished for hate speech"#MarkZuckerberg has so much blood on his hands.https://t.co/tOs9wqmPIw

— Mitali Saran (@mitalisaran) August 28, 2020

Gr8 investigative story by @billyperrigo https://t.co/wXqX29dQOI After @wsj @WSJIndia now @TIME waiting 4 @nytimes & @washingtonpost to look into this travesty of decency & human rights by @Facebook @gettleman @HariNYT @suhasiniraj @Abihabib @jslaternyc FYi @USCIRF @hrw @amnesty

— Shaik Ubaid (@shaikubaid) August 28, 2020

In 2019, during a meeting to discuss user posts that violated FB's hate speech rules, @shivithukral ,FB's then public policy director(India) walked out, saying he had other important things to do. Thukral helped @BJP4India in its 2014 election campaign. https://t.co/hGNaN5vzbk

— Rupa Subramanya (@rupasubramanya) August 28, 2020

Facebook's Ties to India's Ruling Party Complicate Its Fight Against Hate Speech || Via Time https://t.co/RT0c3Kt7uP

— SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) August 29, 2020

Facebook Protected Assam BJP Leader Who Violated Hate Speech Guidelines: Report https://t.co/T3YfayxIPe

— nikhil wagle (@waglenikhil) August 29, 2020

Facebook Protected Assam BJP Leader Who Violated Hate Speech Guidelines: Report https://t.co/gYUH4Dvcrn

— PUNEET VIZH (@Puneetvizh) August 29, 2020

America's Time magazine exposes WhatsApp-BJP nexus:

Used by 40 Cr Indians, WhatsApp also wants to be used for making payments for which Modi Govt's approval is needed.

Thus, BJP has a hold over WhatsApp.https://t.co/ahkBD2o1WI

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 29, 2020