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Report says Facebook ignored hate speech rules on BJP-linked posts to protect its business

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According to Wall Street Journal report, top Facebook India official turned a blind eye to hate speech by a BJP leader and three other 'Hindu nationalist groups' to protect it's business. Facebook's top public policy executive in India, Ankhi Das, opposed applying hate-speech rules to at least four individuals and groups linked with the BJP despite they were flagged internally for promoting or participating in violence.