About this episode
The episode discusses Facebook's response to hate speech and white supremacy following the Charlottesville protest.
After a white supremacist killed a protester in Charlottesville in 2017, Facebook pushed to re-educate its moderators about hate speech groups in the US, and spell out the distinction from nationalism and separatism, documents obtained by Motherboard show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: VICE
Topics covered
- hate speech
- white supremacy
- social media
- moderation
- nationalism
- separatism
Keywords
- hate speech
- white supremacist
- Charlottesville
- moderators
- nationalism
- separatism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Facebook, Motherboard
Places: Charlottesville
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