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Facebook Is Making Millions by Promoting Hate Groups’ Content

By Alex Kotch,

Published on Sep 25, 2019   —   12 min read

Tech
Hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis, KKK and members of the "alt-right" hurl water bottles back and forth against counter demonstrators during the Unite the Right rally August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Summary

Despite a company policy banning hate speech, the social media giant has taken in nearly $1.6 million from hate groups since mid-2018.

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Alex Kotch

Alex is a reporter at Sludge and a contributor to The Young Turks. He was previously part of the award-winning investigative team at International Business Times, and his other work has appeared in T

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