(New Arab) After the congressional testimony by Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen about hate speech on the platform, a Muslim rights group in the US is calling for greater accountability of the social media giant.
Facebook has come under fire for allegations that it has done little to stop the spread of hate speech on its platform.
Haugen previously warned that hate content on Facebook is fanning violence in countries such as Myanmar, where ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims has taken place.
US rights groups have also called out Facebook for the continued presence of anti-Muslim content on the site.
“It’s very clear Facebook has played a very complicit role,” Huzaifa Shahbaz, a research and advocacy coordinator at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), told the New Arab.
