Far-right Facebook groups 'spreading hate to millions in Europe' http://bit.ly/2LX7ULF Emma Graham-Harrison Avaaz uncovers 500 accounts using fake news to spread white supremacy message A web of far-right Facebook accounts spreading fake news and hate speech to millions of people across Europe has been uncovered by the campaign group Avaaz. Facebook, which is struggling to clean up the platform and salvage its reputation, has already taken down accounts with about 6 million followers before voting in the European elections begins on Thursday. It was still investigating hundreds of other accounts with an additional 26 million followers, Avaaz said. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J May 22, 2019 at 06:00AM

Avaaz uncovers 500 accounts using fake news to spread white supremacy message

A web of far-right Facebook accounts spreading fake news and hate speech to millions of people across Europe has been uncovered by the campaign group Avaaz.

Facebook, which is struggling to clean up the platform and salvage its reputation, has already taken down accounts with about 6 million followers before voting in the European elections begins on Thursday. It was still investigating hundreds of other accounts with an additional 26 million followers, Avaaz said.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2LX7ULF