An employee at the Facebook deletion centre in Berlin. Photo: DPASocial media giant Facebook said on Wednesday that a second centre in Germany committed to deleting hateful or violent content will be set up in Essen by fall. Facebook announced on Wednesday that a centre in Essen dedicated to deleting hate speech and similar content punishable by law will hire 500 people and launch in the autumn. Worldwide, Facebook plans to increase the number of its employees who review and delete content on the site from 4,500 to 7,500. READ ALSO: Twitter wouldn't delete hateful tweets so this artist painted them outside its office

Source: The Local August 09, 2017 14:48 UTC