Merkel Confronts Facebook's Zuckerberg Over Policing Hate Posts
- Merkel, Zuckerberg overheard on live transmission at UN event
- Facebook has pledged to step up effort to curtail such posts
Merkel Confronts Zuckerberg on Hate-Post Policy
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel confronted Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg on how his company is progressing in efforts to curtail racist posts, after her government complained the social network wasn’t doing enough to crack down on recent xenophobic outbursts.
Attending a luncheon on the sidelines of a United Nations development summit in New York on Saturday, Merkel and Zuckerberg were overheard on a live transmission broadcast on the UN website as participants took their seats.