Facebook has been making the headlines for one controversy or other. The social media platform is once again in news and the pressure seems to be mounting.<o:p></o:p>

A new whistleblower has come ahead and shared experiences and grievances about Facebook in an exclusive interview with US media house, the Washington Post. <o:p></o:p>

The whistleblower has claimed that <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/facebook?page=1">Facebook</a> allowed to continue hate speech on the social media platform, even though the experts in the company were well aware about it.

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It has been alleged that Facebook purposely did not enforce proper safety rules during the time of US election 2020, simply because they were afraid it would anger the then-US President Donald Trump and his allies. Facebook chose to let the hate speech continue to ensure their own growth.<o:p></o:p>

The new whistleblower’s claims have come a few hours after several US media houses published reports based on the internal documents shared by a former employee of Facebook.<o:p></o:p>

Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager&nbsp;had accused the social media platform of prioritising profits over safety of users.

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Facebook has been accused of avoiding and knowingly skipping all concerns flagged by employees before and after the US election 2020. The social media platform kept ignoring warnings when Donald Trump and his allies were using the platform to share fake news and advance their own propaganda with the aim of overturning election result.<o:p></o:p>

A media house also reported that several internal documents have also highlighted that Facebook’s recommendation tools purposely push users towards extremist groups. These researchers had also flagged this error to the higher authorities, who chose to ignore the warnings.<o:p></o:p>

However, a Facebook spokesperson, has rubbished the new accusations and has lashed out at the Washington Post for reporting this story.<o:p></o:p>

"This is beneath the Washington Post, which during the last five years would only report stories after deep reporting with corroborating sources,"&nbsp;Erin McPike, a Facebook spokeswoman. She also added that the media house’s report sets "a dangerous precedent to hang an entire story on a single source making a wide range of claims without any apparent corroboration".<o:p></o:p>

Facebook has been making the headlines for one controversy or other. The social media platform is once again in news and the pressure seems to be mounting. A new whistleblower has come ahead and shared experiences and grievances about Facebook in an exclusive interview with US media house, the Washington Post.

Facebook has been making the headlines for one controversy or other. The social media platform is once again in news and the pressure seems to be mounting. A new whistleblower has come ahead and shared experiences and grievances about Facebook in an exclusive interview with US media house, the Washington Post. The whistleblower has claimed that Facebook allowed to continue hate speech on the social media platform, even though the experts in the company were well aware about it. Also read | Facebook to pay French publishers for news content It has been alleged that Facebook purposely did not enforce proper safety rules during the time of US election 2020, simply because they were afraid it would anger the then-US President Donald Trump and his allies. Facebook chose to let the hate speech continue to ensure their own growth. The new whistleblower’s claims have come a few hours after several US media houses published reports based on the internal documents shared by a former employee of Facebook. Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager had accused the social media platform of prioritising profits over safety of users. Also read | Facebook unveils its first-generation smart glasses Facebook has been accused of avoiding and knowingly skipping all concerns flagged by employees before and after the US election 2020. The social media platform kept ignoring warnings when Donald Trump and his allies were using the platform to share fake news and advance their own propaganda with the aim of overturning election result. A media house also reported that several internal documents have also highlighted that Facebook’s recommendation tools purposely push users towards extremist groups. These researchers had also flagged this error to the higher authorities, who chose to ignore the warnings. However, a Facebook spokesperson, has rubbished the new accusations and has lashed out at the Washington Post for reporting this story. "This is beneath the Washington Post, which during the last five years would only report stories after deep reporting with corroborating sources," Erin McPike, a Facebook spokeswoman. She also added that the media house’s report sets "a dangerous precedent to hang an entire story on a single source making a wide range of claims without any apparent corroboration".

Facebook knowingly allowed hate speech on platforms, new whistleblower claims

After the recent Facebook-BJP controversy, top Facebook officials have been receiving death threats for allegedly favouring the leading political party of India.

Ankhi Das, Director, Public Policy, India, South and&nbsp;Central Asia said people have been sending her death threats and have been posting/circulating obscene messages about her. She filed a complaint with the&nbsp;Cyber Cell of Delhi Police on Monday, August 17. She said the threats began after August 14.

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Delhi Police has started investigating the matter and will be first investigating the 5-6 people Das mentioned in her complaint.

Das has been receiving threats after American daily&nbsp;Wall Street Journal published a report accusing Facebook of letting the ministers of the ruling party of India post hate messages only to maintain good a relationship with the party leaders. Wall Street Journal alleged that Facebook ignored its hate speech policy when it came to the leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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The article titled 'Facebook’s Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian Politics' was published on August 14, a day before India celebrated its 74th Independence Day.&nbsp;

Facebook denied the accusations after the article was published.&nbsp;"We prohibit hate speech and content that incites violence and we enforce these policies globally without regard to anyone's political position or party affiliation. While we know there is more to do, we're making progress on enforcement and conduct regular audits of our process to ensure fairness and accuracy," a Facebook spokesperson said.

Rahul Gandhi also shared the Wall Street Journal article on Twitter saying, "BJP &amp; RSS control Facebook &amp; Whatsapp in India. They spread fake news and hatred through it and use it to influence the electorate. Finally, the American media has come out with the truth about Facebook."

After the recent Facebook-BJP controversy, top Facebook officials have been receiving death threats for allegedly favouring the leading political party of India.

After the recent Facebook-BJP controversy, top Facebook officials have been receiving death threats for allegedly favouring the leading political party of India. Ankhi Das, Director, Public Policy, India, South and Central Asia said people have been sending her death threats and have been posting/circulating obscene messages about her. She filed a complaint with the Cyber Cell of Delhi Police on Monday, August 17. She said the threats began after August 14. Also read| Facebook, Twitter step up fight against misinformation on US elections Delhi Police has started investigating the matter and will be first investigating the 5-6 people Das mentioned in her complaint. Das has been receiving threats after American daily Wall Street Journal published a report accusing Facebook of letting the ministers of the ruling party of India post hate messages only to maintain good a relationship with the party leaders. Wall Street Journal alleged that Facebook ignored its hate speech policy when it came to the leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Also read| Apple denied our request to waive off 30% commission fee: Facebook Inc The article titled 'Facebook’s Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian Politics' was published on August 14, a day before India celebrated its 74th Independence Day. Facebook denied the accusations after the article was published. "We prohibit hate speech and content that incites violence and we enforce these policies globally without regard to anyone's political position or party affiliation. While we know there is more to do, we're making progress on enforcement and conduct regular audits of our process to ensure fairness and accuracy," a Facebook spokesperson said. Rahul Gandhi also shared the Wall Street Journal article on Twitter saying, "BJP & RSS control Facebook & Whatsapp in India. They spread fake news and hatred through it and use it to influence the electorate. Finally, the American media has come out with the truth about Facebook."

Facebook Director receives death threats for 'favouring' BJP

Facebook is now being accused of promoting hateful content taking money through misleading political advertisements and overall having a very week policy regarding combating hate. Watch report.

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