Facebook agrees to remove 'hateful' content

Facebook affirmed yesterday that it is working with the Indian government in an attempt to remove all "hateful" content from its website. This bit of information is the latest to unfold in what has been an ongoing exercise by the government since a few days now - i.e., deleting offensive material on the Internet, potent to cause communal tension in the country. A company spokesperson was quoted as saying, "Facebook will remove content which breaches our terms as set out in our statement of rights and responsibilities. Content or individuals can be removed from Facebook for a variety of reasons, including issuing direct calls for violence or perpetuating hate speech. We have received requests from Indian authorities and agencies and are working through those requests and responding to the agencies. We encourage people to continue to use our tools to report content they are concerned about so that we can investigate and take action fast."