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Facebook, Google defend efforts to remove hate speech before Congress

By David Shepardson on Apr 10, 2019 6:21AM
Facebook, Google defend efforts to remove hate speech before Congress

In an appearance before the US House Judiciary Committee.

Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google unit on Tuesday defended their efforts to remove hate speech from social media sites amid questions from lawmakers in an appearance before the US House Judiciary Committee. Representative Jerrold Nadler, who chairs the panel, said white nationalist groups ...

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