Facebook audit paints ‘deeply troubling’ picture of company’s response to Trump posts, civil rights issues

Facebook audit paints ‘deeply troubling’ picture of company’s response to Trump posts, civil rights issues

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/07/08/facebook-audit-paints-deeply-troubling-picture-of-companys-response-to-trump-posts-civil-rights-issues/

Facebook continues to operate with glaring blind spots for hateful content and misinformation on the site and has made a number of decisions in the last year that “represent significant setbacks for civil rights,” according to a highly anticipated audit of the company’s practices.

The report, which was commissioned by Facebook and put together by a team of civil rights attorneys over a two-year period, raised concerns about “vexing and heartbreaking decisions” made by the social network, including its decision not to take action on multiple controversial posts from President Donald Trump and being “far too reluctant to adopt strong rules to limit misinformation and voter suppression” with the 2020 election only months away.

Facebook audit paints ‘deeply troubling’ picture of company’s response to Trump posts, civil rights issues

Jul 8, 2020, 7:50pm UTC
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/07/08/facebook-audit-paints-deeply-troubling-picture-of-companys-response-to-trump-posts-civil-rights-issues/ > Facebook continues to operate with glaring blind spots for hateful content and misinformation on the site and has made a number of decisions in the last year that “represent significant setbacks for civil rights,” according to a highly anticipated audit of the company’s practices. > The report, which was commissioned by Facebook and put together by a team of civil rights attorneys over a two-year period, raised concerns about “vexing and heartbreaking decisions” made by the social network, including its decision not to take action on multiple controversial posts from President Donald Trump and being “far too reluctant to adopt strong rules to limit misinformation and voter suppression” with the 2020 election only months away.