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Fb agrees to audit its hate speech controls

Fb Inc stated on Monday it might submit itself to an audit of the way it controls hate speech in a bid to appease a rising promoting boycott of the platform, because it ready to deal with a bunch of advertisers on Tuesday.
Facebook Inc said on Monday it would submit itself to an audit of how it controls hate speech in a bid to appease a growing advertising boycott of the platform, as it prepared to address a group of advertisers on Tuesday.

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