Facebook hate speech

[ad_1] An Ethiopian man whose father was murdered during the country's war has joined a lawsuit filed in Kenya against Meta, accusing Facebook's parent company of fanning violence and hate speech. An Ethiopian man whose father was murdered during the country's war has joined a lawsuit filed in Kenya against Meta, accusing Facebook's parent company of fanning violence and hate speech in Africa. The case filed in the High Court claims that Meta responded inadequately to hateful content on its platform, especially in relation to the war in Tigray that has raged for two years. One of the petitioners said his father, an Ethiopian academic, was targeted with racist messages before his murder in November 2021, and that Facebook did not remove these posts despite complaints. "If Facebo...

[ad_1] Green groups are calling on Facebook, Google, Twitter to treat inaccurate posts about climate change as hate speech. Several environmental groups are calling on Facebook, Google, Twitter Inc. and other social media companies to treat inaccurate posts about climate change as harmful content akin to hate speech and lies about Covid-19. In a letter released Tuesday, the advocacy groups asked the companies, as well as ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok and Pinterest Inc., to disclose more about how they handle “climate disinformation.” Specifically, the letter calls on the companies to report this content category under Europe's new Digital Services Act, which tracks how platforms moderate illegal and harmful media, imposing fines if they don't meet certain criteria. “Social media compan...

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Activists file case against Facebook parent Meta over Tigray hate posts