Facebook admits site appears hardwired for misinformation, memo reveals
by Dan Milmo and David Pegg from Technology | The Guardian on (#5R40T)
Papers reveal struggle to tackle hate speech and reluctance to censor rightwing US news organisations
Facebook has admitted core parts of its platform appear hardwired for spreading misinformation and divisive content, according to a fresh wave of internal documents that showed the social media company struggled to contain hate speech in the developing world and was reluctant to censor rightwing US news organisations.
An internal memo warned that Facebook's core product mechanics", or the basics of how the product worked, had let hate speech and misinformation grow on the platform. The memo added that the basic functions of Facebook were not neutral".
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