Facebook is turning away complaints against LGBT+ hatred on its platform, even when its users clearly advocate murder. Now, LGBT+ campaigners from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are demanding the company acts.
They complain that hate speech is increasing on the platform. And it comes as Facebook faces unprecedented commercial pressure to tackle hatred.
Around a third of big advertisers, with a buying power of around $100billion, are planning to boycott Facebook for a month. The Stop Hate for Profit boycott insists Facebook must tackle hate speech.
So far, most of the debate has, understandably, been around racist hate on Facebook. But the LGBT+ campaigners from the Middle East and North Africa say homophobic and transphobic