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Racial Slurs And Swastikas Fuel Civil Rights Pressure On Zoom

Civil rights groups warn that white nationalists and others are using the video-meeting platform Zoom to target people based on their race, sexuality and religion.
Zoom has become an essential tool for millions during the pandemic, but civil rights groups say the company must act aggressively to stop harassment on its platform.

A civil rights group is demanding that Zoom do more to stop harassment on its video-conferencing platform.

Color Of Change, a nonprofit that advocates for racial equality, is meeting on Friday with Zoom's global risk and compliance officer Lynn Haaland, NPR has learned. The group plans to raise concerns over a rise in "" attacks involving racist slurs and hate speech.

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