People In Germany See Too Much Right-Wing Information, So Facebook Simply Shut It Off
Posted By Thomas Phippen On 9:05 AM 09/21/2017 In | No Comments
Facebook users in Germany complained about seeing posts from far-right groups so often that the social media platform temporarily turned off a a feature that allows people to discover news stories, USA Today reports.
A group of activists have been using Facebookâs targeting features to push right-wing content to supporters of centrist Prime Minister Angela Merkel leading up to nation-wide elections Sunday, Sandro Gaycken, founder and director of the Digital Society Institute located in Berlin, Germany, told USA Today.
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