Facebook is paying controversial creators to produce rage
An investigation by ABC News Verify has revealed that Meta is monetizing content from creators linked to neo-Nazi groups and white supremacist ideologies. Despite Meta's stated policies against such content, these creators continue to earn revenue through the platform's monetization programs.
Why it matters
The report raises critical questions about the responsibility of social media giants in policing hate speech and the ethics of automated advertising revenue.
An ABC NEWS Verify investigation has found Facebook has monetised accounts with neo-Nazi links.
An ABC NEWS Verify investigation has found Facebook's parent company, Meta, is directly paying several controversial content creators including a white nationalist with Neo-Nazi links and a prominent anti-vaxxer.
Content produced by these creators appears to be, at times, in direct violation of Facebook's own policies around content monetisation.
Meta would not comment directly on the pages, but said it had "clear policies in place which anyone using our monetisation tools must comply with" and that "it is not Meta's role to police offensiveness".
Link copied Share Share article A white nationalist with neo-Nazi links who hurled racist abuse at the Indian prime minister during his visit last month is being paid by Facebook's parent company, Meta, to produce content.
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