Facebook’s content moderation in the dock in Ethiopia
By DW
06 February 2023 |
2:33 pm
Facebook has been under scrutiny before, for failing to curb hate speech on its platform in Ethiopia. The son of a man killed after calls for his murder appeared on the platform argues that Facebook treats Africa differently to Europe and the US.
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