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June 4, 2021

Facebook to Extend Hate Speech Policy to Politicians
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Facebook is expected to announce it will no longer allow politicians to
break the social media company's rules on hate speech. The decision is
based on recommendations from Facebook's Oversight Board and comes as
the social media giant is weighing whether to permanently ban former
President Trump from its platform over his racist comments and his
incitements to violence ahead of the January 6 Capitol insurrection.


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