Facebook penalises Netanyahu page over hate speech violation
by Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem from Technology | The Guardian on (#4Q66K)
Israeli PM has denied writing inflammatory post about 'Arabs who want to destroy us all'
Facebook has suspended a chatbot on Benjamin Netanyahu's official page after it breached hate speech policy by sending visitors a message warning of Arabs who "want to destroy us all".
Battling a tight election race in the run-up to the 17 September polls, the Israeli prime minister has sought to appeal to far-right religious and nationalist voters who fear the political influence of Palestinian citizens of Israel.
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