Facebook sued for failing to remove anti-Muslim hate speech

Zuckerberg and other Big Tech executives have testified before the U.S. Congress on multiple occasions regarding how they curb hate speech and misinformation on their platforms

(Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click to subscribe for free.) Muslim Advocates, a civil liberties organisation, has sued Facebook and its executives in Washington, DC, for failing to regulate anti-Muslim hate speech on the platform. The advocacy group alleges that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, COO Sheryl Sandberg and other executives have “deceived Congress and consumers by falsely stating that the company removes content that violates its standards and practices,” it said in a statement. The failure has amplified the volume of anti-Muslim hate bombarding Facebook users, it added.