Facebook Deleting Inflammatory Content In India

Facebook has been complying with a request by the government of India and removing “inflammatory and hateful content” that has caused tens of thousands of people to flee their homes due to fears of retaliation for communal violence in the northeastern state of Assam that left at least 78 dead, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Facebook has been complying with a request by the government of India and removing “inflammatory and hateful content” that has caused tens of thousands of people to flee their homes due to fears of retaliation for communal violence in the northeastern state of Assam that left at least 78 dead, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Internet was being used to spread rumors of retaliatory attacks, and the Indian government shut down some 245 websites, as well as turning to Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Microsoft for help, according to the Journal.

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