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Murphy Completes Facebook Audit | Afro
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Hate speech, misleading ads, and voter suppression tactics were major concerns of the Facebook civil rights audit, commissioned and released by the company this week. The 89-page probe began two years ago in response to the growing concern for how civil rights
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By JEFF AMY and BEN NADLER Associated Press/BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kemp and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, in a suit filed
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