Facebook removes Rahul Gandhi's post on Dalit girl for policy violation

New Delhi : Days after Twitter deleted Rahul Gandhi's tweet on Dalit girl, Facebook on Friday removed a post made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that revealed the identity of the family of a nine-year-old victim of alleged rape and murder in Northwest Delhi. Facebook said that the post violated its policies. 

According to a news report, Facebook has informed Gandhi and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) about the removal of the posts from Facebook and Instagram.

"We have taken action to remove the content as it was in violation of our policies," a Facebook spokesperson said in an emailed statement on Friday.

Facebook takes action against a content if it violates its Community Standards or upon receiving a valid legal request as per Indian laws. Last week, NCPCR had asked Facebook to take appropriate action against Gandhi'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 Indian Penal Code, and demanded the removal of the video from the platform.

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