Pakistan slams Facebook for treating its users differently

Federal Ministry of Information and Telecom (MoIT) has blasted social media giant Facebook for its pro-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) policies calling it a “cause for concern.”

MoIT in a statement urged Facebook to explain why there is a difference in its policies for Pakistani and Indian users.

“Facebook's pro-BJP extremist policies are a cause for concern. Despite Narendra Modi's anti-Muslim policies, Facebook's proximity is growing," the statement read.

“In August 2019, the accounts of Pakistani users who raised their voices for the victims of Occupied Kashmir were closed. Facebook remembers all the rules on publicizing Indian atrocities on Kashmiris, but the hateful policies of the extremist BJP and Modi are not visible to Facebook,” it said.

“The Facebook administration's specifications contradict this. Opposing hateful content on social media is necessary but they must also against the oppressor. Facebook should explain why there is a difference in its policies for Pakistani and Indian users,” questioned the ministry.

Earlier, a top Facebook executive in India filed a police complaint in New Delhi saying she is receiving death threats following a media report that said she and the US social network company allegedly favoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party.

Ankhi Das, Facebook's top public-policy executive in India, in her complaint to Delhi police said some individuals online had "intentionally vilified" her due to their political affiliations and were engaging in abuse, Indian media reported.