Social media giants urged to switch off 'toxic algorithms' that push extreme content

Extremists have taken to social media platforms to voice racist and homophobic views.

Social media giants have been asked to switch off “toxic algorithms” that push extreme content online.

In an open letter to Facebook’s owner Meta, Twitter, Snapchat, Youtube, Telegram, and TikTok in Ireland, the Far Right Observatory (FRO) has urged the companies to "turn off the hate megaphone".