Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Pressure Intensifies on Facebook After Meeting With Civil Rights Groups and Audit

Jessica J. González of Free Press called the gathering 'a PR exercise'

the facebook logo in a spotlight
Facebook released its full independent civil rights audit this week. Photo illustration: Amira Lin; Source: Facebook, Getty Images

By David Cohen

July 8, 2020

The heat on Facebook over its failures to address widespread issues related to civil rights and hate speech on its platform shows no signs of cooling.

David Cohen
@9Number9 david.cohen@adweek.com David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily.
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