The Los Angeles Post

Report targets online hate on Facebook

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Facebook has profited from searches and ads for white supremacist groups on its platform, according to a report released Wednesday from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP).

 

The TTP investigation found ads monetizing search results for some white supremacist groups, of which there are more than 80 using Facebook as a hub, according to the report. The ads weren’t for the white supremacist groups themselves, but generated revenue for the social media giant when they appeared in searches.

  • A Facebook spokesperson said on Wednesday that the platform has corrected the issue.
  • The 80-group count found in the report amounts to more than a third of
    226 total white supremacist groups labeled as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Anti-Defamation League and Facebook.
  • Meta says it has designated 270 groups under that label and has banned them all from the platform.