A new report reveals Facebook has profited from searches and ads for white supremacist groups on its platform.
The study released last week by the Tech Transparency Project found ads monetizing search results from over 80 white supremacist groups.
Even more disturbing: The organization discovered that Facebook searches for some groups with “Ku Klux Klan” in their name generated ads for Black churches, highlighting minority institutions to a user searching for white supremacist content.
In 2019, Facebook announced that it would ban white nationalist and white separatist content, adding to its existing ban on white supremacist content.
The report also found:
– More than a third (37%) of the 226 white supremacist groups had a presence on Facebook.
– Facebook often monetized searches for these groups, even when their names were clearly associated with white supremacy, like “American Defense Skinheads.”
– The white supremacist Pages identified by TTP included 24 that were created by Facebook itself.
Katie Paul, Director & spokesperson for the Tech Transparency Project spoke with Roland Martin during Wednesday’s edition of #rolandmartinunfiltered about the disturbing findings of the Tech Transparency Project report.
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