German prosecutors are investigating Facebook for not deleting hate posts

On November 4, 2016, Der Spiegel, a German newspaper, reported about an ongoing investigation on Facebook over hate posts. According to the complaint filed in Hamburg, Facebook is allegedly not removing illegal content, such as racist or violent posts, from its pages – even after being requested to do so.

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Originally published on Technethics in January 2017

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