Over 40 rights groups write to Zuckerberg seeking Ankhi Das’ removal as India Policy Chief

San Francisco: Civil rights groups on Wednesday said Facebook has failed to address dangerous content in India and demanded that the head of public policy for the country be removed.

A letter addressed to Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and his second-in-command Sheryl Sandberg wanted the social network’s India policy chief Ankhi Das sidelined pending the results of a civil rights audit.

“Facebook should not be complicit in more offline violence, much less another genocide, but the pattern of inaction displayed by the company is reckless to the point of complicity,” the letter stated.

“It is no secret, given the acknowledged and harsh realities of Facebook’s role in the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar, that online violence and hate easily spill into violence in real life.”