Is Facebook taking its impact on society more seriously?

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Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will hire 3,000 workers to monitor live video.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday that the company will add 3,000 more workers to monitor live video after problems with hate speech and violence, including murder and suicide. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Farhad Manjoo of The New York Times about the ever-growing scope of the social media network and the company’s responsibility.

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