Facebook papers on fake news, hate speech: Govt works on report

THE MINISTRY of Electronics and Information Technology is preparing a report on the key findings related to India in the internal documents collected by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, including alleged discrepancies in algorithmic recommendations that lead new users in the country to “misinformation and hate speech”, The Indian Express has learnt.

“If needed, we will call their executives to explain how their algorithms work and the action they have taken so far to counter misinformation and hate speech. For now, we will have to study (the revelations made by Haugen),” sources said.

The report is likely to be prepared and finalised over this week, and contain details such as how Facebook failed to check the spread of