Friday, 17 January 2020

Michigan governor urges broader Facebook crackdown on hate speech, citing attacks on state's lawmakers

Michigan governor urges broader Facebook crackdown on hate speech, citing attacks on state's lawmakersMichigan's Democratic governor has urged Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to step up efforts to check hate speech on the social network and protect the security of elections, citing attacks on legislators from the state. "Of late, hundreds of vitriolic, sexist and violent posts on Facebook have called for violence against Muslims and Michigan legislators," Governor Gretchen Whitmer wrote to Zuckerberg in a letter she also shared on Twitter on Friday.




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