By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A two-year audit of Facebooks civil rights record found serious setbacks that have marred the social networks progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias. Facebook hired the audits leader, former American Civil Liberties Union executive Laura Murphy, in May 2018 to assess its performance on vital social issues. Its 100-page report released Wednesday outlines a seesaw of progress and setbacks at the company on everything from bias in Facebooks algorithms to its content moderation, advertising practices and treatment of voter suppression. The audit recommends that Facebook build a civil rights infrastructure []

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