Facebook employees alarmed by Facebook's approval of Chinese ads portraying Uyghurs as thriving in Xinjiang

Gmail According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Facebook staffers have reportedly been growing concerned that the platform was allowing Chinese state actors to buy ads spreading propaganda with limited regulations. Employees have been discussing ads purchased by Chinese entities that depict "thriving" Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province, even though China has detained at least 1 million Uyghurs in reeducation camps, in what the U.S. calls an act of genocide. According to the Journal, one Muslim Facebook employee reportedly authored a "plea to leadership" for the company to "action to fight misinformation on the Uighur genocide". Advertisements purchased…