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NCIC has threated to have Facebook suspended for not taming hate speech on its platforms.
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NCIC has threated to have Facebook suspended for not taming hate speech on its platforms.
Meta, more colloquially known as Facebook has been served a seven-day ultimatum by the Kenyan government to tackle hate speech and incitement on its platform. Failing to do so will lead to the suspension of its operations in the African country. Reportedly, the ultimatum was served by Kenya's National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) ahead of the country's presidential elections, scheduled to take place next month.
Kenya's ethnic cohesion watchdog has given Meta's Facebook seven days to tackle hate speech and incitement on the platform relating to next month's election, failing which its operations will be suspended.
The social network has reportedly failed to detect calls for ethnic-based violence ahead of Kenya's elections..
NCIC accused Facebook of failing to cooperate with the commission in its efforts to promote peace during the elections period.