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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Watchdog opens investigation into anti-immigrant posts on Facebook

The blue Facebook logo on the back of a phone held up against a projection of the same logo on a wall
Meta’s Oversight Board says it receives a significant number of complaints about anti-immigration content. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta must answer “serious questions” about its handling of anti-immigration material, according to the company’s content watchdog, as it opened an investigation into two Facebook posts.

The Oversight Board is investigating Meta’s decision to keep the posts online after acknowledging that it receives a significant number of complaints from users over content that shares anti-immigrant views.

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