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https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-services-are-used-to-spread-religious-hatred-in-india-internal-documents-show-11635016354


Inflammatory content surged on Facebook when religious protests swept through
India last year; protesters hurled stones at police in Delhi. Raj K
Raj/Hindustan Times/Getty Images
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FACEBOOK SERVICES ARE USED TO SPREAD RELIGIOUS HATRED IN INDIA, INTERNAL
DOCUMENTS SHOW


COMPANY RESEARCHERS SAY ANTI-MUSLIM MATERIAL IS RIFE AND CALLS TO VIOLENCE
COINCIDED WITH DEADLY RIOTS LAST YEAR. FACEBOOK SAYS IT’S WORKING TO IMPROVE
ENFORCEMENT.

Inflammatory content surged on Facebook when religious protests swept through
India last year; protesters hurled stones at police in Delhi. Raj K
Raj/Hindustan Times/Getty Images
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Oct. 23, 2021 3:12 pm ET

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Mark Zuckerberg praised India in December as a special and important country for
Facebook Inc., saying that millions of people there use its platforms every day
to stay in touch with family and friends. Internally, researchers were painting
a different picture: Facebook’s products in India were awash with inflammatory
content that one report linked to deadly religious riots.

Inflammatory content on Facebook spiked 300% above previous levels at times
during the months following December 2019, a period in which religious protests
swept India, researchers wrote in a July 2020 report that was reviewed by The
Wall Street Journal.

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