More than 400 companies have suspended paid advertising on Facebook, citing the social platform's refusal to audit and remove hate speech. Gabey Goh, Asia Editor at WARC discusses the lessons here for the role of social media in public discourse, and how commercial interests fit into the picture.

Produced by: Adeline Choong

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn

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