23-06-2017 06:00 via thedrum.com

Facebook to tackle online extremism with free ads for anti-terror groups

Faceboook wants to tackle online extremism in the UK with a new scheme called the Online Civil Courage Initiative (OCCI), an anti-terror counterspeech programme which will also help to tackle the spread hate speech within its walls.
As part of the move Facebook will give UK anti-terror groups advertising credits to promote their messages to individuals that might be at risk of radicalisation. 
As well as commiting financial and marketing support to these organisations, t
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