Ankhi Das

Ankhi Das openly supported BJP on Facebook's internal group, says WSJ report; Congress seeks criminal probe against social media giant

According to the report, messages written by Das showed her praising Narendra Modi as the ‘strongman’ who ended the Congress’ hold in India

Facebook says platform is ‘open, transparent, non-partisan’ after WSJ report claims content policies favoured BJP

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT has summoned Facebook on 2 September to discuss the alleged misuse of the platform

Eleven Facebook employees ask company to denounce 'anti-Muslim bigotry' in open letter, says report

Facebook employees in the US and around the world are also raising questions about whether adequate procedures and content regulation practices were being followed by the India team, the report said

Raipur-based journalist files FIR against Facebook India's public policy director for 'inciting communal animosity'

The FIR against Facebook India's public policy director Ankhi Das was filed by journalist Awesh Tiwari, who is named in a separate FIR filed by Das in Delhi

BJP leaders deny receiving preferential treatment by Facebook, says platform censors pro-India content

A report claimed Facebook opposed applying hate speech rules to individuals liked to BJP even though they were ‘flagged internally for promoting violence’

Delhi Assembly panel to summon Facebook officials over 'inaction' against hate speech

The development comes in the backdrop of WSJ report claiming that Facebook India executives stopped a permanent ban on a BJP MLA from Telangana for his 'communally-charged' posts

NRC in Assam: More Hindus than Muslims forged documents to get names listed, say sources

With the hugely contentious NRC exposing communal faultlines in Assam, it has emerged that more Hindus than Muslims forged documents to find their way into the National Register of Citizens.

Instagram hosts first photo exhibition in India exploring Bengal’s diversity in pictures

Instagram today launched its first ever photo exhibition in India in Kolkata, at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Themed, ‘Bengal’s Diversity in Pictures’, the exhibition showcased images and stories captured by the Instagram community in the state of Bengal.