Zuckerberg admits to problems dealing with inflammatory slogans
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has acknowledged problems with the social network's handling of hate speech. «Until recently, we weren't doing a good enough job of this in Germany,» Zuckerberg said Friday at an event with users in Berlin.
Facebook will also have to improve in this area in the future. Zuckerberg pointed out that the company has already taken important steps. For example, counter-speech against hate speech is being promoted on the social network. In addition, about 200 people in Germany are working to ensure that "bad content" is not posted on Facebook. Zuckerberg admitted that those responsible had not previously been aware of the specifically German aspects of this problem. He said that Facebook had first had to learn that special attention also had to be paid to incitement against migrants when taking action against hate on the Internet. At the same time, Zuckerberg emphasized that there is basically "no tolerance" for hate speech. "Hate speech has no place on Facebook." The network is repeatedly criticized in Germany for not intervening to a sufficient extent when users incite against refugees. Against the backdrop of ongoing discontent, Facebook had pledged at the end of November to take tougher action against such hate messages. (SDA)
