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Is Facebook in Trouble?

It has been accused of spreading fake news and hate speech, as well as turning a blind eye to meddling in elections. So, is Facebook in trouble?

It is one of the largest, most profitable companies in the world, with billions of users, but more and more questions are being asked of Facebook. Accused of allowing the spread of fake news and hate speech, and of turning a blind eye to election meddling by Russia, Facebook is in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Facebook’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has committed himself to β€œfixing Facebook.”

With the help of experts in the field, in the US, India and Germany, we ask if Facebook really is in trouble.

Presenter: Helena Merriman
Producers: John Murphy and Josephine Casserly

(Photo: Indian demonstrators protest against Facebook's Free Basics initiative in Bangalore on 2 January, 2016. Credit: Manjunath Kiran/Getty Images)

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