Facebook works to remove anti-gay hate speech

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation says it reached out to Facebook last week after Internet bullies flooded a page it set up to honor teens who recently killed themselves in response to anti-gay hate. Facebook says its policies prohibit hateful content and it has systems in place to take down such posts as soon as possible.

In Uganda earlier this year, Pastor Martin Sempa, who is known for his campaigns against homosexuality had his Facebook account shutdown by Facebook. A group, Pastor Martin Sempa has a right to facebook too! has since been created, but it doesn’t seem to be as popular as his original account.