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Social Media Platforms Face Reckoning Over Hate Speech

Associated Press

   For years, social media platforms have fueled political polarization
   and hosted an explosion of hate speech. Now, with four months until the
   U.S. presidential election and the country's divisions reaching a
   boiling point, these companies are upping their game against bigotry
   and threats of violence.

   What's not yet clear is whether this action is too little, too late --
   nor whether the pressure on these companies, including a growing
   advertiser boycott, will be enough to produce lasting change.

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