Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan & Others for Hate Speech
Minister Louis Farrakhan‘s profile was one of many marked “dangerous” removed from Facebook and its other services including Instagram and dedicated fan pages....
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Facebook Takes Down Ads Mentioning African-Americans and Hispanics, Calling Them Political
A Facebook advertisement celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from a health insurance company. A professional women’s club showcasing black dolls so children can see “beautiful reflections...
15-Year Old girl stabbed 80 times and set on fire by man she met on Facebook
A Philadelphia man is accused of stabbing a 15-year-old girl more than 50 times and burning her body after they met on social media. Police...
Facebook’s Diversity Report Reveals Only 3% of Staff is African American
Facebook released its diversity report this Wednesday, stating that they are “encouraged” that women now make up 35 percent of the workforce and hold 19...
Facebook’s Censorship Rules Protect White Men from Hate Speech But Not Black Children
In the aftermath of the terrorist attack in London earlier this month, U.S. congressman Clay Higgins wrote a Facebook post in which he called for the...
Facebook is being accused of ‘racially biased censorship’ by the ACLU
A collection of almost 80 civil rights groups are accusing Facebook of “racially biased censorship.” They are saying the company needs to be more transparent...
Detroit Man Facing 40 Years in Prison for Facebook Posts Against Cops
A man from Detroit, MI is facing up to 40 years in prison for the alleged rants encouraging people to “kill all white cops” he posted on Facebook....
ACLU Reports That Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Helped Police Target and Monitor Black Activists
The ACLU recently announced that social media giants, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have been giving Geofeedia access to user information that helped law enforcement agencies...
