FACEBOOK TAKES DOWN RAHUL GANDHI’S POST, CITES VIOLATION
NEW DELHI: After Twitter, Facebook has removed a content posted by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that identified the family of a nine-year-old victim of alleged rape and murder in north-west Delhi, saying it violated the social media platform’s policies.
According to people aware of the developments, Facebook has informed Gandhi and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) about the removal of the posts from Facebook and Instagram.
NEW DELHI : Content posted by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that revealed the identity of the family of a minor gang rape victim from northwest Delhi have been removed by Facebook and the photo-sharing app Instagram owned by it. The move came days after microblogging platform Twitter took similar steps as child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) intensified its glare on the issue.
Facebook said the posts violated its policies. “We have taken action to remove the content as it was in violation of our policies,” a spokesperson of the platform said on Friday.
Facebook has reportedly informed Gandhi and NCPCR about the removal of the posts from both the platforms. Earlier this week, Facebook had written to Gandhi urging him to remove the said post from Instagram.
After issuing a notice to Twitter over Gandhi’s post, NCPCR had asked Facebook, last week, to take appropriate action against the Wayanad MP’s Instagram profile over violation of provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012, and the IPC . It further demanded the removal of the video from the platform.
Following the communication from Facebook to Gandhi, NCPCR withdrew its direction to the company to appear before the commission with an explanation over non-action regarding Gandhi’s post.
FACEBOOK SAID THE POSTS VIOLATED ITS POLICIES. “WE HAVE TAKEN ACTION TO REMOVE THE CONTENT AS IT WAS IN VIOLATION OF OUR POLICIES,” A SPOKESPERSON OF THE PLATFORM SAID ON FRIDAY.