Read Sacha Baron Cohen's scathing attack on Facebook in full: 'greatest propaganda machine in history'

In a speech, the actor argued that Facebook would have run ads by Hitler. Here are his remarks in full

In a speech last night at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen attacked Facebook and other social media platforms for enabling the proliferation of hate speech and misinformation.

The speech was striking in its sincerity - Baron Cohen appeared as himself, rather than "in character" as one of his satirical personas - and its blistering tone.