Facebook Accused Of Approving Hate Speech Fueling Ethnic Violence in Kenya

Kenyan authorities have called on Facebook to do more to rid the platform of hate speech ahead of the August 9 general election. <br />Rights group Global Witness says the social media company approved hate speech advertisements promoting ethnic violence. <br />Facebook admitted to having missed some hate speech messages because of mistakes by the people and machines the platform relies on. <br />Facebook says they have Swahili speakers and technology to help remove harmful content and have invested in people and technology to help ensure safe and secure elections in Kenya.