POLITICAL BIAS CLAIMS : FACEBOOK MIRED

New Delhi / Bengaluru : Facebook and its top lobbying executive in India, Ankhi Das, are facing questions internally from employees over how -

How political content is regulated in the biggest market, according to sources with direct knowledge and internal posts seen by Reuters.

The world's largest social network is battling a public relations and political crisis in India after the  Wall Street journal reported that Das opposed applying the company's hate-speech rules to a politician from Prime Minister Narendra Modi party who had in posts called the 'Muslim traitors'.

In the US and around the world, Facebook employees are raising questions about whether adequate procedures and content regulation practices were being followed by the India team.

An open letter written to Facebook's leadership by 11 employees on one internal platform, and seen by Reuters, demands company leaders acknowledge and denounce ''anti Muslim bigotry'' and ensure more policy consistency. [Reuters]