Cong writes to Facebook CEO again, seeks details of probe into India ops

The Congress on Saturday wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for the second time in a fortnight, seeking details of the steps being taken by the social media firm to investigate allegations that it does not apply hate speech rules to posts by BJP members.

The Opposition party alleged that the ruling BJP and Facebook have a “quid-pro-quo relationship” and said it “will also be pursuing legislative and judicial actions in India to ensure that a foreign company cannot continue to cause social disharmony in our nation for pursuit of private profits”.

However, the BJP hit back, accusing the Congress of blaming its own shortcomings in the elections on others.