Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has removed two Facebook groups and three Instagram accounts linked to BJP MLA T Raja Singh, just one week after a report by India Hate Lab (IHL) exposed the spread of hate speech on social media.
The deleted Facebook groups had more than one million members, while the Instagram accounts had over 155,000 followers. Singh had been banned from Meta’s platforms in 2020 under its policy on “dangerous individuals and organisations,” but he and his supporters found ways to circumvent the ban, continuing to share his speeches and event details through new groups and pages.
Meta has removed two facebook groups linked to BJP leader T Raja Singh, with over 1 million members.
The action follows India Hate Lab’s report on hate speech and the role of social media platforms published last week.