{"id":688,"date":"2021-11-19T04:43:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T03:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2021\/11\/19\/facebook-says-hate-hurts-us-at-hearing-delhi-panel-says-not-sure-ndtv\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T04:43:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T03:43:14","slug":"facebook-says-hate-hurts-us-at-hearing-delhi-panel-says-not-sure-ndtv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2021\/11\/19\/facebook-says-hate-hurts-us-at-hearing-delhi-panel-says-not-sure-ndtv\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Says &quot;Hate Hurts Us&quot; At Hearing, Delhi Panel Says &quot;Not Sure&quot; &#8211; NDTV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cfbc967f0983488262956e73eca9483a\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3859091246952232\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- blok -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3859091246952232\" data-ad-slot=\"1334354390\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>AAP leader Raghav Chaddha grilled Shivnath Thukral, Facebook India&rsquo;s Public Policy Director.<br \/>Facebook officials were grilled today by a Delhi panel over hate posts linked to the February 2020 riots in the capital and the action taken to remove such content.<br \/>In a livestreamed session, the company that now goes by the corporate name \u00ab\u00a0Meta\u00a0\u00bb faced tough questions on its policy on hate posts in the Indian context and was asked to share details of the religious affiliations of its employees in India.<br \/>\u00ab\u00a0Explain the composition of the Facebook India team including the number of religious minority employees. What is the religious affiliation of people working in Facebook India,\u00a0\u00bb questioned Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chaddha, who heads the Delhi Assembly Committee on Peace and Harmony.<br \/>\u00ab\u00a0We don&rsquo;t maintain the records on religion-wise employees. The law of the land doesn&rsquo;t allow it,\u00a0\u00bb Shivnath Thukral, Facebook India&rsquo;s Public Policy Director, replied.<br \/>Mr Chaddha asked Facebook to provide in the next hearing details on the composition of the public policy team and the board of directors based on religion and the shareholding pattern.<br \/>The committee also asked Facebook to submit all user complaints received from a month before the riots to two months after.<br \/>The American-style questioning was often testy.<br \/>\u00ab\u00a0Hate hurts us. We don&rsquo;t want hate on our platform. Our advertisers don&rsquo;t want either. We are continuously working on it,\u00a0\u00bb said the Facebook official.<br \/>\u00ab\u00a05 billion dollars was invested this year alone for safety and security. We are mindful and take the issue seriously. I don&rsquo;t sleep peacefully with hate.\u00a0\u00bb<br \/>The AAP leader retorted: \u00ab\u00a0I am not sure whether hate hurts you because you are a business and virality of hate posts bring you revenue.\u00a0\u00bb<br \/>Did Facebook define hate speech in the Indian context, the committee asked.<br \/>Without giving a specific response to the question, Mr Thukral said, \u00ab\u00a0We have to balance between free speech and safety. Based on the inputs, in Indian context we have included caste in hate speech.\u00a0\u00bb<br \/>Pressed on whether there was a hate speech policy specific to India, the official used the right to not answer.<br \/>Facebook was also asked how fast it acted on complaints related to posts.<br \/>\u00ab\u00a0Within 24 hours an acknowledgement is given on complaints and if it the content violates policy, it&rsquo;s taken down immediately,\u00a0\u00bb Mr Thukral said.<br \/>Asked for data on posts removed for violating policy during the Delhi riots, Facebook officials refused to share the details citing a Supreme Court order calling it a law and order subject.<br \/>Did Facebook file any complaint with law enforcement agencies for inflammatory content, Mr Thukral was asked. \u00ab\u00a0We remove violative content and are not a law enforcement agency. We don&rsquo;t file any compliant to any agency,\u00a0\u00bb he replied.<br \/>The committee questioned whether the platform took measures to remove problematic content during the Delhi riots.<br \/>Facebook replied that it had a \u00ab\u00a0bucket of measures\u00a0\u00bb as part of its policy against hate speech that was a \u00ab\u00a0continuing process\u00a0\u00bb and does not stop. Asked to explain how such content was removed, Mr Thukral said the sharing of the content was reduced based on an algorithm that pulled down the vitality and engagement of the content.<br \/>The generic nature of their answers appeared to upset the committee.<br \/>\u00ab\u00a0By stonewalling questions, you are frustrating the proceedings,\u00a0\u00bb Mr Chadhha said.<br \/>As Mr Thukral said, to most India-specific post-related questions, that content is handled by a separate team, the committee may summon the content policy head next.<\/p>\n<div id=\"jiosaavn-widget\"><span id=\"jads\" style=\"display:none;\" class=\"add__txt\">Promoted<span\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"position:fixed;top:100%;\">Listen to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jiosaavn.com\/featured\/new-music-this-week\/Ns2UZo9qDvI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest songs<\/a>, only on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jiosaavn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JioSaavn.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The panel had summoned Facebook India to clarify its position on the role of social media in preventing the spread of false and provocative messages that impact peace. Facebook had challenged the summons before the Supreme Court, which refused to cancel it.<br \/>The three-day violence in Delhi, related to the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protests, left over 50 dead and 200 injured.<br \/>Track <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/latest\">Latest News<\/a> Live on NDTV.com and get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\">news<\/a> updates from India and around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\">world<\/a>. <br \/>Watch Live News:<br \/>Follow Us:<br \/>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. 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