Facebook bans Holocaust denial, distortion posts
4 years, 2 months ago

Facebook bans Holocaust denial, distortion posts

Associated Press  

Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the Nazi genocide. After an outcry, Zuckerberg, who is Jewish himself, clarified that while he personally found “Holocaust denial deeply offensive” he believed that “the best way to fight offensive bad speech is with good speech.” The Anti-Defamation League said it was relieved by Monday’s shift but criticized Facebook for taking nearly a decade after the New York-based group first began to publicly call on the company to curb Holocaust denial in 2011. Facebook said Monday it would immediately begin removing Holocaust denial posts from Facebook and Instagram, which it owns, but it could take some time to train the company’s technical systems and human moderators to enforce it on a global scale. “Facebook is showing that it recognizes Holocaust denial for what it truly is — a form of antisemitism and therefore hate speech,” Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, said in a prepared statement. Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, said it supports Facebook’s new initiative to direct its users to “credible and fact-based” information about the Holocaust, such as the memorial’s website.

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Hate speech against Jews surges more than a third after Oct 7 attacks
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Hate speech against Jews surges more than a third after Oct 7 attacks

The Telegraph  

Hate speech targeting Jewish people on social media surged by more than a third in the year following Israel’s military response to the Hamas October 7 attacks, a report has found. Analysis of social media platforms such as X, TikTok and Facebook, showed an 86 per cent surge in posts attacking Jews in the first three weeks after Oct 7. …

Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP

Wired  

This week Mark Zuckerberg sent a letter to Jim Jordan, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Specifically, he said that in 2021 the Biden administration asked Meta “to censor some Covid-related content.” Meta did take the posts down, and Zuckerberg now regrets the decision. After years of insisting that, right or wrong, a social media company’s content decisions did …

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg alleges that the officials, including those from …

Mark Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor Covid-19 content in 2021
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor Covid-19 content in 2021

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mark Zuckerberg has now said that the Biden administration pressured …

White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic, Zuckerberg says
3 months, 4 weeks ago

White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic, Zuckerberg says

LA Times  

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary committees on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2018. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In …

Meta expands hate speech policy to remove more posts targeting 'Zionists'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta expands hate speech policy to remove more posts targeting 'Zionists'

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would start taking down more posts that target "Zionists", where the term is used to refer to Jewish people and Israelis rather than representing supporters of the political movement. The Facebook and Instagram parent said in a blog post it would remove content "attacking 'Zionists' when it is not explicitly about the political movement" …

At time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign
7 months, 3 weeks ago

At time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I could never have imagined …

How Big Tech Is Shaping the Israel-Palestine Conflict & What It Means for Others
1 year, 2 months ago

How Big Tech Is Shaping the Israel-Palestine Conflict & What It Means for Others

The Quint  

Since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a 'surprise attack' against Israel on 7 October, major tech companies like Meta, Google, and X have outlined the following steps to 'ensure the safety of users': Hamas ban: "Hamas is banned from our platforms, and we remove praise and substantive support of them when we become aware of it, while continuing to allow …

Zuckerberg was warned on social media addiction, filing says
1 year, 9 months ago

Zuckerberg was warned on social media addiction, filing says

LA Times  

Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in Washington. Unredacted filings from a lawsuit filed over the weekend revealed that Zuckerberg personally had been warned of the risks of social media addiction among children and teens. California California becomes first state to make firms disclose social media policies California will impose first-of-its-kind requirements on social media companies to publish their policies …

Elon Musk’s Twitter troubles continue, gets sued for failing to curb holocaust deniers, anti-Semitic speech
1 year, 10 months ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter troubles continue, gets sued for failing to curb holocaust deniers, anti-Semitic speech

Firstpost  

Anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial are serious crimes in Germany. That is why the European Union of Jewish Students has sued Elon Musk’s Twitter for not taking down such content, despite such content being flagged regularly. The Tesla CEO and Twitter owner is a fresh new lawsuit in Germany over how the platform deals with holocaust deniers and antisemitic hate speech, …

Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users, report finds
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users, report finds

The Hindu  

Actions by Facebook and its parent Meta during last year's Gaza war violated the rights of Palestinian users to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, political participation and non-discrimination, a report commissioned by the social media company has found. The report’s authors said they found “no evidence of racial, ethnic, nationality or religious animus in governing teams” and noted Meta …

Facebook denies report that its AI fails to detect hate speech
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook denies report that its AI fails to detect hate speech

The Hindu  

Facebook has denied a report that claimed its AI technology used to detect hate speech or violence has little impact. Facebook’s post follows a Wall Street Journal report that said Facebook’s AI cannot consistently identify first-person shooting videos, racist rants and even the difference between cockfighting and car crashes. “Recent reporting suggests that our approach to addressing hate speech is …

Facebook to change rules on attacking public figures on its platforms
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook to change rules on attacking public figures on its platforms

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc will now count activists and journalists as "involuntary" public figures and so increase protections against harassment and bullying targeted at these groups, its global safety chief said in an interview this week. Facebook also differentiates between public figures and private individuals in the protections it affords around online discussion: for instance, users are generally allowed to call for …

YouTube expands COVID move to block all anti-vaccine content
3 years, 2 months ago

YouTube expands COVID move to block all anti-vaccine content

Al Jazeera  

Aside from anti-COVID-19 misinformation, video-sharing giant will also bar erroneous claims about flu and measles jabs. YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about COVID-19 vaccines to include material that contains misinformation about other approved vaccines, the social media giant has announced. YouTube said on Wednesday the expanded policy will apply to “currently administered …

‘The Big Delete:' Inside Facebook’s crackdown in Germany
3 years, 2 months ago

‘The Big Delete:' Inside Facebook’s crackdown in Germany

Associated Press  

Days before Germany’s federal elections, Facebook took what it called an unprecedented step: the removal of a series of accounts that worked together to spread COVID-19 misinformation and encourage violent responses to COVID restrictions. The crackdown, announced Sept. 16, was the first use of Facebook’s new “coordinated social harm” policy aimed at stopping not state- In the case of the …

Facebook bans German accounts under new ‘social harm’ policy
3 years, 3 months ago

Facebook bans German accounts under new ‘social harm’ policy

Associated Press  

Facebook removed almost 150 accounts and pages linked to anti-lockdown demonstrators in Germany, the company announced Thursday, under a new policy focused on groups that spread misinformation or incite violence but who don’t fit into the platform’s existing categories of bad actors. The action is the first under Facebook’s new policy focused on preventing “coordinated social harm,” which company officials …

Nearly a quarter of young Americans believe the Holocaust didn’t happen or has been exaggerated
3 years, 6 months ago

Nearly a quarter of young Americans believe the Holocaust didn’t happen or has been exaggerated

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One in 10 young …

Facebook to give more clarity on how it handles satirical content
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook to give more clarity on how it handles satirical content

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc said it will be more transparent about how it aims to handle satirical posts on the platform, following a recommendation by the Oversight Board. The move comes after the independent governing body examined a case appealed by someone on Facebook, regarding a comment with a meme depicting Turkey having to choose between "The Armenian Genocide is a lie" …

Facebook employees demand change around Palestine posts: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook employees demand change around Palestine posts: Report

Al Jazeera  

A letter signed by nearly 200 Facebook employees urges the company’s executives to set up an internal task force to ‘investigate and address potential biases’ in both its human and automated content moderation systems, the Financial Times reported. Nearly 200 Facebook employees have signed a letter urging the company’s executives to address concerns that pro-Palestine voices on the social media …

Facebook employees write petition asking company to address Palestinian censorship on platform
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook employees write petition asking company to address Palestinian censorship on platform

India Today  

Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter were under fire for censoring Palestinian posts without explanation. Facebook's employees have written to the company to address the Palestinian censorship on social media platforms. According to a report by The Guardian Palestinian digital rights non-profit 7amleh and more than 30 other human rights organizations are calling for greater transparency into the …

Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Permanent Ban on Donald Trump, Ex-US Prez Says 'Total Disgrace'
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Permanent Ban on Donald Trump, Ex-US Prez Says 'Total Disgrace'

News 18  

Facebook’s independent oversight board on Wednesday upheld a ban on former US president Donald Trump while ordering further review of the case, in a decision with a potentially far-reaching impact on the regulation of online speech. Trump, whose political influence has arguably been severely curtailed by the loss of his social media presence, responded with a statement slamming bans by …

Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech
3 years, 8 months ago

Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech

Associated Press  

A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made “false and deceptive” statements to Congress when he said the giant social network removes hate speech and other material that violates its rules. The lawsuit, filed by Muslim Advocates in Washington, D.C., Superior Court on Thursday, claims Zuckerberg and other senior executives “have engaged in …

Holocaust survivors start social media campaign amidst rising cases of anti-Semitism
3 years, 8 months ago

Holocaust survivors start social media campaign amidst rising cases of anti-Semitism

Firstpost  

The campaign, launched to coincide with Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, was organized by the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which negotiates compensation for victims. “I didn’t even know what Jews were.” The campaign, launched to coincide with Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, was organized by the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which negotiates …

No turning back: Facebook reckons with a post-2020 world
3 years, 9 months ago

No turning back: Facebook reckons with a post-2020 world

Associated Press  

It’s becoming increasingly clear that for Facebook, there is no returning to its habits of the past. “They don’t want to be the arbiters of free speech,” said Cliff Lampe, a professor studying social media platforms, moderation and misinformation at the University of Michigan. “Over the last several years, we have allowed President Trump to use our platform consistent with …

Facebook to Develop Tools to Allow Advertisers Remove Certain Posts Appearing Next to Their Ads
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook to Develop Tools to Allow Advertisers Remove Certain Posts Appearing Next to Their Ads

News 18  

Facebook said on Friday it would soon start developing?topic exclusion controls? on its platform to give advertisers greater ability to weed out certain types of content from appearing alongside their ads. This comes after companies including Coca-Cola Co and Starbucks boycotted Facebook in July for not doing enough to curb hate speech on its site following the death of George …

Tucker Carlson guest on Fox compares Twitter ban to Holocaust
3 years, 11 months ago

Tucker Carlson guest on Fox compares Twitter ban to Holocaust

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Political commentator Glenn Beck has compared the clampdown on accounts …

Timeline: After years of slow steps, Facebook muzzles Trump
3 years, 11 months ago

Timeline: After years of slow steps, Facebook muzzles Trump

Associated Press  

In a step many thought would never come, Facebook and Twitter have suspended President Donald Trump from posting to their platforms following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. Nov. 10, 2016: Days after Trump’s election, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls the idea that “fake news” on Facebook had influenced the election “a pretty crazy idea.” He later …

Facebook Bans President Trump From Posting For The Rest Of His Presidency
3 years, 11 months ago

Facebook Bans President Trump From Posting For The Rest Of His Presidency

NPR  

Facebook Bans President Trump From Posting For The Rest Of His Presidency Enlarge this image toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Susan Walsh/AP Facebook said Thursday it is banning President Trump until the end of his presidency and possibly longer. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that removing or labeling Trump's posts is not enough in the current environment in which Trump has …

Facebook’s VP of Global Policy Management on How the Platform Handled the U.S. Election
54 years, 11 months ago

Facebook’s VP of Global Policy Management on How the Platform Handled the U.S. Election

Slate  

This article is part of the Free Speech Project, a collaboration between Future Tense and the Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law that examines the ways technology is influencing how we think about speech. Bickert’s team manages the rules for how people can use FB services, “what can they post, what can they advertise, …

Facebook to Ban Groups to Curb Misinformation if Multiple Posts Violate Content Guidelines
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook to Ban Groups to Curb Misinformation if Multiple Posts Violate Content Guidelines

News 18  

In a bid to curb the spread of misinformation on its platform, Facebook has reportedly decided to track down and impose restrictions on groups that repeatedly allow misleading and incorrect posts to be published within them. As part of its efforts, Facebook will first identify groups that have a tendency to spread misinformation and fake news among their members, and …

Imran Khan writes to Mark Zuckerberg, asks to 'ban' Islamophobic content in Facebook
4 years, 1 month ago

Imran Khan writes to Mark Zuckerberg, asks to 'ban' Islamophobic content in Facebook

Op India  

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has written a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook and urged him to ban Islamophobic content on the social media platform. Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI has written to the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, asking for a ban on Islamophobic content on Facebook @ImranKhanPTI #PMIKFightsIslamophobia pic.twitter.com/P8wrXeKQDm — PTV News October 25, 2020 He …

Facebook bans posts that deny or distort the Holocaust
4 years, 2 months ago

Facebook bans posts that deny or distort the Holocaust

Al Jazeera  

Social media giant says the new policy is response to the rise in anti-Semitism and ignorance about the Nazi killings. Company CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new policy Monday, the latest attempt by the social media giant to take action against conspiracy theories and misinformation ahead of the United States presidential election on November 3. “For several years, the World …

Facebook Bans Holocaust Denial, Reversing Earlier Policy
4 years, 2 months ago

Facebook Bans Holocaust Denial, Reversing Earlier Policy

NPR  

Facebook Bans Holocaust Denial, Reversing Earlier Policy Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated at 4:05 p.m. Just two years ago, founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview that even though he finds such posts "deeply offensive," he did not believe Facebook should take them down. This summer, a group of Holocaust …

Lawsuit asks court to force Facebook to ban militia posts
4 years, 3 months ago

Lawsuit asks court to force Facebook to ban militia posts

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Facebook can’t be trusted to enforce its ban on violent rhetoric in the run-up to the November elections, as is evident by its refusal to remove a group’s call to arms to protect businesses in Kenosha last month before a night of unrest in which two protesters were shot and killed, according to a federal lawsuit filed …

Facebook bans BJP's T Raja Singh for hate speech amid allegations it favoured saffron party
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook bans BJP's T Raja Singh for hate speech amid allegations it favoured saffron party

Firstpost  

At least five profiles of Singh, which had more than three lakh followers, showed the message that ’this content is not available right now' Amid a political slugfest over extremist content on the social media platform, Facebook Inc. banned BJP’s Telangana MLA T Raja Singh for violating its policies against hate speech, reported The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. On …

Banned after Hate Speech Row, BJP MLA T Raja Singh Claims He Hasn't Used Facebook Since April 2019
4 years, 3 months ago

Banned after Hate Speech Row, BJP MLA T Raja Singh Claims He Hasn't Used Facebook Since April 2019

News 18  

Under pressure for weeks over its handling of hate speech, Facebook on Thursday banned BJP MLA T Raja Singh from its platform and Instagram for violating its policy around content promoting violence and hate. The report had alleged that Facebook had ignored posts containing hate speech by BJP MLA Raja Singh. On Tuesday, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had also …

Facebook bans politician from India’s BJP for hate speech
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook bans politician from India’s BJP for hate speech

Al Jazeera  

Raja Singh banned from Facebook and Instagram for anti-Muslim posts, after the social media giant accused of bias. Facebook has banned a member of India’s governing Hindu nationalist party for violating its policies covering violence and hate speech, after the social media giant was accused of political bias. The world’s largest social media company is under fire after The Wall …

Facebook's New Terms Can Legally Censor Posts, India MD Answers Political Bias Concerns
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook's New Terms Can Legally Censor Posts, India MD Answers Political Bias Concerns

News 18  

Facebook has updated its terms of services, notifying users of a change in the way it approaches the censoring of an article and in turn impacting its overall content moderation policy. The key postulate in Facebook’s legal content moderation terms reads, “We also can remove or restrict access to your content, services, or information if we determine that doing so …

Facebook can remove or restrict content starting October 1 to avoid adverse legal, regulatory impacts
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook can remove or restrict content starting October 1 to avoid adverse legal, regulatory impacts

India Today  

Facebook is notifying users about an update in its terms of service that lets the social media giant "remove or restrict access to content" in violation of certain provisions. Facebook notes that in case of the removal of certain content, it will notify users and give options to request another review "unless you seriously or repeatedly violate these Terms." The …

Zuckerberg says Facebook erred in not removing militia post
4 years, 3 months ago

Zuckerberg says Facebook erred in not removing militia post

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Facebook made a mistake in not removing a militia group’s page earlier this week that called for armed civilians to enter Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid violent protests after police shot Jacob Blake, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says. The page for the “Kenosha Guard” violated Facebook’s policies and had been flagged by “a bunch of people,” Zuckerberg said in a video …

Delhi Assembly panel to summon Facebook officials over 'inaction' against hate speech
4 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Assembly panel to summon Facebook officials over 'inaction' against hate speech

Firstpost  

The development comes in the backdrop of WSJ report claiming that Facebook India executives stopped a permanent ban on a BJP MLA from Telangana for his ‘communally-charged’ posts New Delhi: A Delhi Assembly panel on peace and harmony said on Monday that it will summon Facebook officials over complaints about the social media platform’s alleged “deliberate and intentional inaction to …

Facebook ignored hate speech by India’s BJP politicians: Report
4 years, 4 months ago

Facebook ignored hate speech by India’s BJP politicians: Report

Al Jazeera  

Facebook ignored its hate speech policy and allowed anti-Muslim posts on its platform to avoid ruining the social media company’s relationship with India’s governing party, says a report in the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ report published on Friday said a top Facebook executive in India refused to apply the company’s hate speech rules to Bharatiya Janata Party politicians and …

Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts
4 years, 4 months ago

Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Holocaust survivors around the world are lending their voices to a campaign launched Wednesday targeting Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to take action to remove denial of the Nazi genocide from the social media site. Coordinated by the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, the #NoDenyingIt campaign uses Facebook itself to make the survivors’ …

Column: Facebook still turning a blind eye to hate speech
4 years, 5 months ago

Column: Facebook still turning a blind eye to hate speech

LA Times  

Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive and national director of the Anti-Defamation League, was not all that optimistic in advance of the online meeting that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg had set up with him and the heads of other civil rights groups last Tuesday. Yet Facebook’s indulgences of politicians’ misstatements “seem to gut policies the Auditors and …

Facebook Cracked Down On Extremism. It Only Took A Major Boycott And Multiple Killings.
4 years, 5 months ago

Facebook Cracked Down On Extremism. It Only Took A Major Boycott And Multiple Killings.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Facebook announced on Tuesday that it had banned hundreds of accounts and dozens of groups dedicated to the far-right “boogaloo” movement, which has been linked to multiple extremist plots and killings in recent months. YouTube de-platformed several far-right extremists from its service, and the streaming service Twitch temporarily suspended Trump’s account for “hateful conduct.” But this isn’t …

Facebook will label more controversial content and tighten advertising policies
4 years, 5 months ago

Facebook will label more controversial content and tighten advertising policies

CNN  

CNN Business — Facebook will ban ads that scapegoat minorities, immigrants, racial or other groups as part of a wider crackdown on hate speech, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “Specifically, we’re expanding our ads policy to prohibit claims that people from a specific race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, gender identity or immigration status are a threat …

Facebook is weakening democracy | Analysis
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook is weakening democracy | Analysis

Hindustan Times  

The past month has seen the social media content policy debate flare up to dizzying heights. At the centre of the controversy is United States President Donald Trump, who suggested on Twitter that implementing mail-in ballot voting for the presidential election would rig the US elections this November. Juxtapose Twitter’s response with the approach Facebook has taken — with chief …

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