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Top Italian Official Says Facebook Must Do More Against Hate Speech


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FILE PHOTO: Italy's lower house President Laura Boldrini smiles at the end of the first day of consultations with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale Palace in RomeBy Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Facebook must do much more to stamp out hate speech on its site, the president of Italy's lower house of parliament said, warning that rising abuse on various social media was being fueled by fake news. Laura Boldrini, herself often the focus of sexist insults and online threats, complained to Facebook managers in November about hate speech on the social network and put forward several proposals on ways to deal with the problem. In a statement, Facebook said it was committed to battling hate speech and fake news, and was working closely with various institutions in Italy to deal with cyber bullying.




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