The Congress party has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, asking him about the steps taken by the social media giant to investigate the recent hate speech allegations. Recent reports have suggested that Facebook does not apply its hate speech regulations to members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Details Congress alleges quid-pro-quo relationship between Facebook and BJPCongress General Secretary KC Venugopal alleged a "quid-pro-quo relationship" between Facebook India and the ruling BJP. Notably, after the initial Wall Street Journal report that sparked the hate speech row, TIME magazine also reported on Facebook's ties to the saffron party. The report goes on to mention how Facebook and WhatsApp are used to spread hate speech and misinformation.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 29, 2020 18:21 UTC