‘We are open, transparent and non-partisan,’ says Facebook. Complete statement here

Social networking site Facebook on Friday said that it is “open, transparent and non-partisan”. The social media giant is currently in the midst of political row in India after a Wall Street Journal report claimed that Facebook ignored its hate speech rules when it came to posts by politicians of BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party).

The WSJ report cited interviews with unnamed Facebook insiders and claimed the company’s senior India policy executive Ankhi Das intervened in internal content review processes to stop a ban on BJP’s Telangana lawmaker Raja Singh, whose posts targeted the Muslim community. It said Das told staff members that punishing violations by BJP politicians would damage the company’s business prospects in India.

Below is the complete statement released by Ajit Mohan, Vice President and Managing Director, Facebook India.