Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and European policy director Richard Allan are under investigation in Germany over Nazi-themed and racist content on the social network.
According to reports, the trio have been accused of failing to ensure posts on Facebook containing racist abuse, threats of violence and Holocaust denial are removed.
Chan-jo Jun, a Bavarian lawyer, alleges that “Facebook turned a blind eye” to some 430 offensive posts that were reported to the company but never deleted.
Under German law, Facebook is legally obliged to remove racist or Nazi-themed content. As such, prosecutors in Munich are believed Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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