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How to tackle hate speech on social media

Dana RegevSeptember 15, 2015

Germany's Justice Minister Heiko Maas has said that Facebook doesn't do enough to remove hateful content from its platform. He is asking for stricter policies. But how easy is it for users to report hate speech?

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