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Facebook reportedly knew its algorithms promoted extremist teams, but did nothing

Facebook has lengthy struggled with controlling extremist content material on its platform. From the 2016 US elections, when Russians had been in a position to govern American citizens thru polarizing commercials, to propaganda that unfold during the social community and ended in violence in Myanmar. A brand new record through Jeff Horwitz and Deepa Seetharaman within the Wall Street Journal means that Facebook knew …
Facebook has long struggled with controlling extremist content on its platform. From the 2016 US elections, when Russians were able to manipulate American voters through polarizing ads, to propaganda that spread through the social network and led to violence in Myanmar. A new report by Jeff Horwitz and Deepa Seetharaman in the Wall Street Journal suggests that Facebook knew …

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