Hate Speech: BJP Telangana MLA banned from FB, Insta

Facebook on Thursday announced it had banned BJP Telangana MLA T. Raja Singh from its Facebook and Instagram platforms for violating company policy on the promotion of “violence and hate”.

Facebook’s announcement on Singh came a day after its vice-president and managing director in India, Ajit Mohan, had deposed for over two hours before a parliamentary standing committee on the safeguarding of citizens’ rights and the misuse of social media platforms.

“We have banned Raja Singh from Facebook for violating our policy prohibiting those that promote or engage in violence and hate from having a presence on our platform,” a Facebook spokesperson told The Telegraph.