Facebook faces French criminal complaint over hate speech
Reporters Without Borders alleges Facebook, despite its promises, allows ‘the large-scale proliferation of hate speech and false information’
23 March 2021 - 17:13
Brussels — Facebook faces a criminal complaint in France from a press-freedom group that accuses the social network of illegally allowing the spread of disinformation and hate speech on its platform.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said it filed the case with the Paris public prosecutor on March 22, alleging that the US giant allows “the large-scale proliferation of hate speech and false information on its networks” despite its promise of a “safe” and “error-free” online environment...
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