Article 158X0 Zuckerberg on refugee crisis: 'Hate speech has no place on Facebook'

Zuckerberg on refugee crisis: 'Hate speech has no place on Facebook'

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Speaking in Berlin, Facebook boss calls Germany's handling of European refugee crisis 'inspiring' and says site must do more to tackle anti-migrant hate speech

Mark Zuckerberg conceded Friday that Facebook didn't do enough until recently to police hate speech on the social media site in Germany, but said that it has made progress and has heard the message "loud and clear".

German authorities, concerned about racist abuse being posted on Facebook and other social networks as the country deals with an influx of hundreds of thousands of migrants, have been pressing social media sites for months to crack down.

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