Company's values hurt: Five takeaways from Facebook's civil rights audit

A two-year audit of Facebook's civil rights record found that the company's elevation of free expression especially by politicians above other values has hurt its progress on other matters like discrimination, elections interference and protecting vulnerable users.

Facebook hired former American Civil Liberties Union executive Laura Murphy, in May 2018 to assess its performance on vital social issues.

On Wednesday, the final 100-page report said while the company has made progress on issues such as voter suppression and cracking down on hate groups, "those gains could be obscured by the vexing and heartbreaking decisions Facebook has made that represent significant