State AGs Urge Facebook to Allow Third-Party Audits of Hate Content
Facebook should allow “third-party audits of hate content and enforcement to guide best practices,” 20 state attorneys general wrote the company Wednesday. AGs Karl Racine of Washington, D.C., Gurbir Grewal of New Jersey and Kwame Raoul of Illinois, all Democrats,…
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announced the coalition’s letter. They cited the platform's internal audit finding the company “refused to enforce its own policies against dangerous organizations and individuals.” They recommended the company expand policies to “limit inflammatory advertisements that vilify minority groups” and offer live, real-time assistance to victims of harassment and intimidation on the platform. Users should have a stronger ability to filter, report and block bad content, they wrote. "Hate speech is an issue across the internet and we are working to make Facebook as safe as possible by investing billions to keep hate off our platform and fight misinformation," a company spokesperson emailed. "We share the Attorneys General’s goal of ensuring people feel safe on the internet and look forward to continuing our work with them."