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Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh was speaking at a programme on 'Hate Speech and Electoral Politics in India' held at the university's Faculty of Law.
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Karnataka government’s fact-checking unit to combat fake news and misinformation, especially on social media, has been operational since March 2024.
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Meta said it has tools in place for users to control comments on their posts, including filtering out offensive comments, phrases or emojis.
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However, the court granted bail to the Rampur MLA, allowing him time to file an appeal in a higher court. The MP/MLA court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Khan, advocate Ajay Tiwari said.
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It warned any delay on the part of the administration will invite the court's contempt.
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Noting that the role of the anchor is important during TV debates, the court said it's the duty of the anchor to prevent hate speeches from happening.
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A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said it is not necessary to go into issue of denial of sanction in this case.
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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has reportedly been booked by the Delhi Police under sections 153A, 295, and 505 of the IPC.
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According to the report released on May 31, Facebook detected 53,200 hate speech in April, which is 37.82 per cent higher compared to 38,600 detected in March, on which the platform took action.
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According to a monthly analysis provided by Meta, there has been an increase of roughly 82 percent in hate speech on Facebook and an increase of 86 percent in violent and inciting content on Instagram.
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Koo had recently launched the beta version of the feature on its platform and about 5,000 users have self-verified their accounts since then.
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Giri was granted bail in the Haridwar hate speech case on February 7, and in the case pertaining to derogatory comments against women on February 15
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Meta, in a blog, said it has been preparing for these elections in India, and has a comprehensive strategy in place to keep people safe and encourage civic engagement
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A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, which agreed to hear the plea and issued notice on it, permitted the petitioners to make representation to the concerned local authorities against holding of future Dharam Sansad’ events there.
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Tek Fog is a “secret app” used to manipulate trends on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, according to the investigative report by the online publication The Wire. The report also said that that two companies, Persistent Systems and ShareChat, were involved in the process. Both the companies have denied the involvement.
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In the meeting, some members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology asked them questions about hate speech in reference to the dossiers shared by whistle-blowers Sophie Zhang with the committee.
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In the backdrop of the France Haugen revelations, we look at how the social media platform deals with content regarded malicious. A govt committee formed in 2020 asked Facebook why it didn’t remove hate speech and malicious content instead of reducing virality. Facebook’s reply was it cannot judge what is malicious and works with third party fact-checkers and civil society groups to help make that decision. Also, there is no separate definition of what constitutes hate speech in India.
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The committee also asked the platform to furnish the record of action taken against those who were found posting content that violated its community standards
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The move assumes significance as a series of reports recently citing internal documents showed "a struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence” in India – Facebook’s biggest market with over 40 crore users.
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The board commented that Facebook 'failed to provide relevant information to the Board' on issues of how the social media company makes decisions and allow some high-profile users to be exempt from content restrictions.
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In a blog post, Facebook VP of Integrity Guy Rosen refutes claims from leaked documents
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Frances Haugen told television show 60 minutes that Facebook amplifies hate speech for profit
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Social media giant Facebook Inc said on Thursday it removed more than 25 million pieces of hate speech content from its platform in the first three months of the year.
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The Oversight Board is an independent body set up by Facebook last year to look into hate speech and other undesirable content on the platform.
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Facebook's proactive rate – the percentage of content actioned before a user reported it – for bullying and harassment went from 26 per cent in September quarter to 49 per cent in December quarter on Facebook, and 55 per cent to 80 per cent on Instagram.
