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October 19, 2022 04:06 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/17/23407790/facebook-india-meta-the-wire-instagram-controversy
Everything you need to know about Metas moderation controversy in India
Meta — Facebook and Instagram’s parent company — is currently at the center of controversy in India, where a local publication claims the company removed an Instagram post on behalf of an Indian politician. Meta has since pushed back on these claims and accuses the outlet of using “fabricated” evidence, which may actually be the case.
After Meta and several experts online found inconsistencies in The Wire’s reporting, the outlet decided to suspend access to its stories on October 18th and conduct an “internal review” of the documents it used as evidence.
It’s an unusually difficult story to keep track of, drawing on the nuances of Indian politics, email forensics, and Meta’s contentious relationship with the press. So we’ve boiled down...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/17/23407790/facebook-india-meta-the-wire-instagram-controversy
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