Zuckerberg and other Big Tech officials have testified before the US Congress on several occasions to curb profane language and misconceptions on their platform.
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Muslim Advocates, a Muslim independence organization, has sued Facebook and its officials in Washington, DC, for failing to regulate anti-Muslim hate speech on the platform.
The advocacy group alleged that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, COO Sheryl Sandberg and other officials “have deceived Congress and consumers by falsely stating that the company removes content that violates its standards and practices,” A statement stated. This failure has increased the amount of anti-Muslim hate bombings against Facebook users.
A Facebook spokesperson said, “We do not use profane language on our platform and we regularly work with experts, nonprofits and stakeholders. Hindu
Last year, Facebook said that the quarter ended September saw 22.1 million pieces of hate speech. The California-based company also said that it has deployed artificial intelligence (AI) equipment to “accurately detect 97% of content removed from Facebook,” according to the company.
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The civil rights group has filed numerous complaints since 2017 over the prevalence of anti-Muslim hate groups on Facebook. In 2018, a professor at Elon University in North Carolina, Drs. Megan Squire published a paper titled ‘Network Analysis of Anti-Muslim Groups’ in the US, which identified 201 anti-Muslim het groups in the US that have group pages on Facebook. According to the statement, about 100 groups are active till date.
Zuckerberg and other Big Tech officials have testified before the US Congress on several occasions to curb profane language and misinformation on their platforms.
The plaintiff seeks a jury trial and seeks damages of $ 1,500 per violation.
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