Researchers: Meta struggles to curb hate speech before US vote

Supporters holding flags during the Election Night rally for US Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, in Washington, US. Some Facebook posts using hate speech are not being removed promptly ahead of the US vote, researchers say. — Reuters

LOS ANGELES: Meta – the owner of Facebook and Instagram – is struggling to fully contain and address hate speech ahead of the US election, according to research shared exclusively with the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Non-profit Global Witness tested how Facebook was dealing with hate speech ahead of the presidential vote by analysing 200,000 comments on the pages of 67 US Senate candidates between Sept 6 and Oct 6.