Facebook Under Fire for Allowing Holocaust Deniers - ABC News

Schnitt said the company would continue to monitor the remaining groups and if hateful or threatening comments are consistently posted, it will shut them down as well.

But Cuban and leading human and civil rights groups say that isn't good enough. "It doesn't make a difference," said Cuban, who first brought his concerns to Facebook via e-mail in November. "The position is completely unacceptable.

In his initial e-mail, Cuban, who is of Russian-Jewish descent, asked Facebook why these groups were allowed to exist when the company's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities says users will not post content that is "hateful" or "threatening." He also pointed out that in some European countries, speech denying the Holocaust is illegal.

He said he received a "canned corporate response" from Facebook saying only that they know it's a controversial content but they don't take down content simply for being controversial.