FACEBOOK’S Sheryl Sandberg has had enough. Now she and others are joining forces to combat extremist content being posted to spread hate online.

The company launched the “Initiative for Civil Courage Online” in Berlin, pledging over A$1.45 million in marketing funding to put a stop to extremism on the platform.

“Hate speech has no place in our society — not even on the internet,” said the company’s Chief Operating Officer Ms Sheryl Sandberg said in a statement.

A statement in Facebook’s Newsroom online said the initiative for Civil Courage Online will support European NGOs involved in the fight against online extremism in Europe.

The initiative will also bring together experts from the field of fighting violent extremism, to jointly to develop Best Practice examples, which are then provided to NGOs, governments and other online services available.

It said tools are being developed so people can get involved in the field of Counter Speech itself.

At the launch, Sandberg said Facebook was not a place for hate speech either.

“Facebook is not a place for the dissemination of hate speech or incitement to violence,” she said.

“With this new initiative we can better understand the challenges of extremist statements on the internet and better respond to it.

“Together we can ensure that the voices of peace, of truth and tolerance will be heard.

“The best cure for bad ideas are good ideas. The best remedy for hate is tolerance. Counter Speech is incredibly strong — and it takes time, energy and courage. “

Others involved with Sandberg include Peter Neumann from the International Centre for the Study of radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR), Sasha Havlicek from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), Anetta Kahane of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation and attended by Gerd Billen announced by Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection.