In Wake Of Shootings, Facebook Struggles To Define Hate Speech
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/07/14/486036166/in-wake-of-shootings-facebook-struggles-to-define-hate-speech?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
In the wake of last week's shootings, Facebook has seen a
significant spike in flagged content, with users calling out
each other's posts as racist, violent and offensive. According
to Facebook employees, the company is having a very hard time
deciding who is right or how to define hate speech.
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