Facebook has claimed that it is impossible to monitor racist language in all posts made on its website . Representatives for the company made the claim during a German lawsuit relating to the use of a photograph of Syrian refugee , Anas Ibrahim , in fake news stories . Modamani ’s lawyers argue that Facebook could combat racism with the same vigour with which it is believed to counter nudity . A compromise could see Facebook , which has stopped paying damages , accept a German proposal to remove the photograph in question . Facebook would still face fines under German laws for failing to monitor fake news .
Facebook has claimed that it is impossible to monitor racist language in all posts made on its site. Attorneys for the company made the claim during a German lawsuit relating to the use of a photograph of Syrian refugee, Anas Modamani, in fake news stories. Modamani’s lawyers argue that Facebook could combat racism with the same vigour with which it is believed to counter nudity. A compromise could see Facebook, which has opposed paying damages, accept a court proposal to block the photograph in question. Facebook would still face fines under German laws for failing to remove fake news.