Germany Drops Hate Speech Investigation Against Facebook

German prosecutors​​ dropped an investigation of Facebook Inc.​ ​managers on allegations ​the social network failed to remove hate speech from its platform, a spokeswoman for the prosecutors’ office in Hamburg said. Prosecutors had been investigating whether Facebook managers may have infringed criminal law after users posted hateful comments against specific groups or people on the social network, an increasing concern amid an influx of refugees into Germany.