Kenya threatens ban on Facebook over hate speech

 NCIC Commissioner Dr Danvas Makori (left) receives a report on Hate Speech on Facebook from Global Witness Senior Advisor Jon Lloyd in Nairobi on July 29, 2022. PHOTO | VINCENT OWINO | NMG

Kenya has threatened to shut down Facebook over its failure to improve content moderation on hate speech in the run-up to the August 9 elections.

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has given the social media giant seven days to adhere to recommendations on taming online hate speech on its platform in the country.