Finally: Facebook has pledged to do more to combat racist hate speech and step up monitoring of anti-foreigner commentary after meeting with Germany's Justice Minister Heiko Maas.
BERLIN: Facebook pledged to combat racist hate speech on its German-language network amid a spike in xenophobic comments online as Germany faces an unprecedented influx of refugees.
The US social media network said it would encourage “counter speech” and step up monitoring of anti-foreigner commentary, as company representatives met German Justice Minister Heiko Maas.
