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Facebook admits site hardwired for misinformation, show documents

An internal memo warned Facebook's "core product mechanics", or its basic workings, had let hate speech and misinformation grow on the platform

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The number of new teen signups was declining, and perhaps most concerning was a series of slides showing that young people were taking much longer to join Facebook than they had in the past.

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3 min read Last Updated : Oct 26 2021 | 1:50 AM IST

Facebook has admitted that core parts of its platform appear hardwired for spreading misinformation and divisive content, according to a fresh wave of internal documents that showed the social media company struggled to contain hate speech in the developing world and was reluctant to censor rightwing US news organisations, The Guardian reported.

An internal memo warned Facebook’s “core product mechanics”, or its basic workings, had let hate speech and misinformation grow on the platform. In March, a group of researchers inside Facebook compiled a report for one of the company’s most powerful executives, Chief Product Officer Chris Cox. The paper

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