TECH - Facebook's 2020 Hate Speech Crisis Resurfaces In Musk Vs. ADL Showdown: '... Silently Dictate Policy In Exchange For Ad Money' | Benzinga
Elon Musk has rekindled Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) 2020 hate speech crisis amidst a potential $22 billion defamation lawsuit against Anti-Defamation League or ADL.
What Happened: On Tuesday, Musk took to X and said that Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has been permitting left-leaning pressure groups to dictate its policies in exchange for advertising revenue, along with a year 2020 news article.
The report was about Facebook’s tumultuous year, marked by a massive advertising boycott by over 800 companies globally that withdrew millions of dollars in ad spending.
These advertisers, including major brands such as Coca-Cola and Unilever, reportedly demanded that Facebook take more aggressive measures against hate speech on its platform.
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