Facebook civil rights audit: 'Serious setbacks' mar progress

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2015, file photo, Laura Murphy, director, ACLU Legislative Office, speaks at the President's Task Force on 21 Century Policing at the Newseum in Washington. A two-year audit of Facebooks civil rights record found serious setbacks that have marred the social networks progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias. Facebook hired the audits leader, former American Civil Liberties Union executive Laura Murphy, in May 2018 to assess its performance on vital social issues. Its 100-page report released Wednesday outlines a seesaw of progress and setbacks at the company on everything from bias in Facebook's algorithms to its content moderation, advertising practices and treatment of voter suppression. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)