{"id":223141,"date":"2021-04-09T18:46:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T15:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/muslim-civil-rights-group-sues-facebook-over-hate-speech\/"},"modified":"2021-04-09T18:46:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T15:46:04","slug":"muslim-civil-rights-group-sues-facebook-over-hate-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/muslim-civil-rights-group-sues-facebook-over-hate-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"#Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook<\/a> over hate speech<\/strong>”
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A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made \u201cfalse and deceptive\u201d statements to Congress when he said the giant social network removes hate speech and other material that violates its rules.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit, filed by Muslim Advocates in Washington, DC, Superior Court on Thursday, claims Zuckerberg and other senior executives \u201chave engaged in a coordinated campaign to convince the public, elected representatives, federal officials and non-profit leaders in the nation\u2019s capital that Facebook is a safe product.\u201d<\/p>\n

Facebook, the lawsuit alleges, has been repeatedly alerted to hate speech and calls to violence on its platform and done nothing or very little. Making false and deceptive statements about removing hateful and harmful content violates the District of Columbia\u2019s consumer-protection law and its bar on fraud,\u00a0the lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0says.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day, ordinary people are bombarded with harmful content in violation of Facebook\u2019s own policies on hate speech, bullying, harassment, dangerous organizations and violence,\u201d the lawsuit says. \u201cHateful, anti-Muslim attacks are especially pervasive on Facebook.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement, Facebook said it does not allow hate speech on its platform and said it regularly works with \u201cexperts, non-profits and stakeholders to help make sure Facebook is a safe place for everyone, recognizing anti-Muslim rhetoric can take different forms.<\/p>\n

The company based in Menlo Park, California, said it has invested in artificial intelligence technologies aimed at removing hate speech and proactively detects 97 percent of what it removes.<\/p>\n

Facebook declined to comment beyond the statement, which did not address the lawsuit\u2019s allegations that it has not removed hate speech and anti-Muslim networks from its platform even after it was notified of their existence.<\/p>\n

For example, the lawsuit cites research by Elon University professor Megan Squire, who published research about anti-Muslim groups on Facebook and alerted the company. According to the lawsuit, Facebook did not remove the groups \u2014 but it did change how outside academics can access its platform so that the kind of research Squire did would be \u201cimpossible other than if done by Facebook employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

Facebook\u2019s\u00a0hate speech policy<\/a>\u00a0prohibits targeting a person or group with \u201cdehumanizing speech or imagery,\u201d calls for violence, references to subhumanity and inferiority as well as general<\/a>izations that state inferiority. The policy app<\/a>lies to attacks on the basis of race, religion, national origin, disability, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity and serious disease.<\/p>\n

But in one example from April 25, 2018, Squire reported to Facebook a group called \u201cPurge Worldwide,\u201d according to the lawsuit. The group\u2019s description reads: \u201cThis is an anti Islamic group A Place to share information about what is happening in your part of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Facebook responded that it would not remove the group or the content. The lawsuit cites other examples of groups with names like \u201cDeath to Murdering Islamic Muslim Cult Members\u201d and \u201cFilth of Islam\u201d that Facebook did not remove despite being notified, even though Facebook policy prohibits \u201creference or comparison to filth\u201d on the basis of religion. In the latter case Facebook did remove some posts from the group, but not the group itself.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit also cites an exception Facebook made to its policy for former President Donald Trump, for whom Facebook\u00a0made an exception<\/a>\u00a0to its rules when he posted as a candidate in 2016 about banning all Muslims from entering the US.<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg and other social media executives have repeatedly testified before Congress about how they combat extremism, hate and misinformation on their platforms.\u00a0Zuckerberg told<\/a>\u00a0the House Energy and Commerce Committee that the issue is \u201cnuanced.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAny system can make mistakes\u201d in moderating harmful material, he said.<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs seek a jury trial and damages of $1,500 per violation.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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