3 workers memos flagged ‘polarising’ content, hate speech in India however Facebook said not a retardant

From a "constant barrage of polarizing nationalist content", to "false or inauthentic" messages, from "disinformation" to content that "denigrates" minority communities, several red flags regarding its operations in India have been raised internally. on Facebook between 2018 and 2020 However, despite these explicit warnings from management, a 2019 internal review meeting with Chris Cox, then vice president of Facebook, found "a relatively low prevalence of problematic content (speech by hate, etc.) "on the platform.

Two reviews flagging hate speech and “hassle content” have been provided in January-February 2019, months earlier than the Lok Sabha elections. A 3rd report, as past due as August 2020, admitted that the platform’s AI (synthetic intelligence) equipment have been not able to “perceive vernacular languages” and had, therefore, didn't perceive hate speech or tricky content.

Yet, minutes of the meeting with Cox concluded: “Survey tells us that individuals typically feel safe. consultants tell us that the country is comparatively stable.” These obtrusive gaps in response are disclosed in documents that are a part of the disclosures created to the us Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and provided to the law-makers in redacted kind by the legal counsel of former Facebook worker and source Frances Haugen.

Facebook didn't answer queries from The Indian express on Cox’s meeting and these internal memos. The review conferences with Cox passed off a month before the commission of India proclaimed the seven-phase schedule for Lok Sabha elections on April 11, 2019.