Facebook faces moment of reckoning over tardiness in fight against injustice
Washington DC — For years, Facebook brushed off complaints from civil rights groups that it didn’t do enough to combat racism, discrimination and voter suppression flourishing on its site. Now, pressure from a boycott by major advertisers is forcing the social media giant to address their concerns.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to meet on Tuesday with leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Anti-Defamation League and Color of Change to discuss their requests. Facebook is increasingly playing defence against a growing group of civil rights organisations, employees and companies demanding that the technology giant do more to fight injustice on its platform...
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