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Victoria's Aboriginal treaty body urges Facebook parent company Meta to clamp down on racist abuse

The First Peoples' Assembly has written to Facebook urging it to improve its moderation of racist abuse online. (ABC News: Joseph Dunstan)

Victoria's Aboriginal treaty body has called on Facebook parent company Meta to better control racist abuse online, as it counters a surge of hate speech.

In an open letter, the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria called on Meta to "start taking responsibility" for what happens on its platforms, accusing the social media giant of allowing highly offensive racial slurs within its community guidelines.

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