Facebook bans politician of India’s ruling party for violating hate speech

Facebook bans politician of India’s ruling party for violating hate speech

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/02/facebook-bans-politician-of-indias-ruling-party-for-violating-hate-speech/

Facebook has banned a politician from India’s ruling party, Bharatiya Janata Party, for violating its policies against hate speech on its platform, the company said today, weeks after inaction on the politician’s posts landed the social giant in hot water in its biggest market by users.

The company said it had removed profiles of T. Raja Singh, who had posted about Rohingya Muslim immigrants to be shot among other anti-Muslim sentiments. Singh will no longer be allowed to create profiles across Facebook services and unofficial groups and posts affiliated to him will also be nuked.