Facebook carries ads laden with hate speech sponsored by pro-BJP accounts: Rights Groups

NEW DELHI: Social media company, Meta (Facebook), has carried advertisements laden with hate speeches, misinformation and Islamophobia sponsored by pro-Bharatiya Janata Party pages on Facebook.

A report by three human rights advocacy groups revealed such ads are being carried even during the period when the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is in force given the current Lok Sabha elections…