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Mark Zuckerberg commits Facebook to $10 million donation to groups working on racial justice

Even as Facebook continues to take a hands-off way to tracking violent rhetoric and disinformation on its platform, the corporate will make a $10 million donation “to groups working on racial justice” within the U.S., in accordance to a overdue Sunday night time submit from leader government Mark Zuck…
Even as Facebook continues to take a hands-off approach to monitoring violent rhetoric and disinformation on its platform, the company will make a $10 million donation “to groups working on racial justice” in the U.S., according to a late Sunday night post from chief executive Mark Zuck…

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