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Kim Kardashian West and other celebrities urge Facebook to do more to combat hate speech – Source CNET Tech

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Facebook is in the hot seat yet again over how it handles hate speech.


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Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry and other celebrities with many millions of social media followers plan to “freeze” their accounts on Facebook and its photo site, Instagram, on Wednesday as part of a campaign by civil rights groups to get Facebook to do more to combat hate speech.

“I love that I can connect directly with you through Instagram and Facebook, but I can’t sit by and stay silent while these platforms continue to allow the spreading of hate, propaganda and misinformation – created by groups to sow…

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