Holocaust denial, incitement of hatred, as well as racist and anti-Semitic speech are all illegal under German law. Facebook itself condemned the law before its passage for allowing the state to “pass on its own failures and responsibilities to private companies”. The employees themselves - under the watch of both Arvato and Facebook spokespeople - expressed being hurt by the reports of poor treatment. Newcomers are given a week of orientation, and then a multi-week training process for certain tasks, explains Facebook manager Walter Hafner. “I personally did not have much faith in humankind beforehand, and now I virtually do not have any.”Reporting by Andrej Sokolow, DPA

Source: The Local July 11, 2017 12:33 UTC