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Watchdog opens investigation into anti-immigrant posts on Facebook
Oversight Board says parent company Meta has ‘serious questions’ to answer over two posts allowed to remain online
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta must answer “serious questions” about its handling of anti-immigration material, according to the company’s content watchdog, as it opened an investigation into two Facebook posts.
The Oversight Board is investigating Meta’s decision to keep the posts online after acknowledging that it receives a significant number of complaints from users over content that shares anti-immigrant views.
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