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Reddit and Other Social Media Platforms Remove Hate Speech As Advertisers Pull Ads

Reddit and Other Social Media Platforms Remove Hate Speech As Advertisers Pull Ads

KQED's Forum vor 6 Jahren

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Several social media platforms have removed hate speech and calls
to violence from their platforms in recent weeks. Reddit made
headlines this week for eliminating a channel dedicated to
President Donald Trump among about 2,000 others that the site said
violated its rules against hate speech. Meanwhile, Facebook has
come under sharp criticism for not removing hateful posts from
Trump and has lost several major advertisers. Starbucks Corp. said
Sunday it would halt all social media ad spending to stop the
spread of hate speech. We discuss the role of hate speech on social
media and the responsibility of platforms to police it.