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Denounce ‘anti-Muslim bigotry’ — Facebook staff in US, other countries write to company

According to a Reuters report, 11 Facebook employees in the US & other countries have sought ‘more diverse representation’ in the company’s India and other teams.

Facebook resists handing over documents in probe into ‘genocide’ in Myanmar

West African country The Gambia, which is locked in a legal tussle with Facebook, has argued that privacy protections should not apply to the Myanmar government.

Privilege vs privilege — Shashi Tharoor, BJP MP take Facebook hate speech row to Speaker

Shashi Tharoor sent a letter to the LS Speaker against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for making ‘disparaging remarks’, while the latter alleged Tharoor violated Parliament rules.

How Congress, BJP are the ‘same’, & Coronavirus ‘denies’ blame for state of Indian economy

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

It’s not personal, just business — Facebook-WSJ controversy isn’t unique to India, BJP

In episode 552 of ThePrint's Cut the Clutter, Shekhar Gupta explains that for a mega company like FB, policy isn't driven by an individual but a collective goal of profit maximisation.

Shouldn’t personalise Facebook row, it deserves a fair parliamentary inquiry

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Hate speech issues were internally flagged in Facebook in 2018, claims MP Mahua Moitra

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra, also a member of the Parliamentary panel on IT, says some former employees of Facebook had reached out to her on the hate speech issue.

On Facebook-BJP controversy & what happens when RBI’s loan moratorium ends

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

When Sonia said this is a do-or-die battle, was it not hate speech, asks Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says Rahul Gandhi saying the PM will be beaten with batons was a ‘textbook case for instigation of violence’. 

Congress asks Zuckerberg to probe India charges, Rahul says can’t allow democracy manipulation

In a letter to the Facebook CEO, Congress seeks an impartial inquiry into the charges that the social media giant’s India team is favouring BJP leaders.

On Camera

India needs an emissions-based vehicle tax system to boost newer technologies

Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargava said that hybrid vehicles are cleaner than BEVs. An EREV or PHEV may be cleaner than a mild hybrid, but none of them are zero-emissions like a BEV.

Govt-run banks no longer need external help for capital buffers, issuing bonds to fund lending

Govt has not had to recapitalise PSBs since FY22. These banks, now highly profitable, are now increasingly meeting their capital requirements from their own resources.

‘Experiment’ that paved way — how 3 women IPS officers in Kashmir’s militant hotbeds defied scepticism

Shopian SSP Tanushree, Pulwama SSP PD Nitya & Sopore SSP Divya Dev played major role in attempts to restore people's trust in administration, opened doors for other women officers in J&K.

Rahul has laid 3 painful questions to rest. If he doesn’t shoot & scoot now, he can revive Congress

Congress party's score of 99 in the Lok Sabha elections has vaporised three painful questions dogging Rahul Gandhi for two decades. His record so far deserves a closer look.