Facebook leak underscores strategy to operate in repressive regimes

Exclusive: users are allowed to praise mass killers and ‘violent non-state actors’ in certain situations

Facebook users are permitted to praise mass murderers and “violent non-state actors” in certain situations, according to internal guidelines that underline how the tech corporation is striving to operate in repressive regimes.

The leak also reveals that Facebook maintains a list of “recognised crimes” and instructs its moderators to distinguish between those and “crimes not recognised by FB” when applying the company’s rules.

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Exclusive: users are allowed to praise mass killers and ‘violent non-state actors’ in certain situations
Facebook users are permitted to praise mass murderers and “violent non-state actors” in certain situations, according to internal guidelines that underline how the tech corporation is striving to operate in repressive regimes.
The leak also reveals that Facebook maintains a list of “recognised crimes” and instructs its moderators to distinguish between those and “crimes not recognised by FB” when applying the company’s rules. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian

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