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Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation
Questioner: Doris MatsuiWitness: Mark Zuckerberg
Harm: Hate speech
Q. · Question
Doris Matsui
A. · Response
Mark Zuckerberg
QuestionReferring to anti-Asian-hate-associated hashtags (e.g. COVID-origin slurs) circulating on social platforms, Matsui asks why Facebook still allows them and presses Zuckerberg specifically for comment after Dorsey answers.
ResponseZuckerberg calls anti-Asian hate a priority issue and says Facebook removes hateful hashtag content that violates its hate speech policy.