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| Facebook extends ban on hate speech to ‘white nationalists’ |
| 2019-03-29 |
| [DAWN] Facebook is extending its ban on hate speech to prohibit the promotion and support of white nationalism and white separatism. The company previously allowed such material even though it has long banned white supremacists. The social network said on Wednesday that it didn’t apply the ban previously to expressions of white nationalism because it linked such expressions with broader concepts of nationalism and separatism such as American pride or Basque separatism (which are still allowed). But civil rights groups and academics called this view "misguided" and have long pressured the company to change its stance. Facebook said it concluded after months of "conversations" with them that white nationalism and separatism cannot be meaningfully separated from white supremacy and organised hate groups. Critics have "raised these issues to the highest levels at Facebook [and held] a number of working meetings with their staff as we’ve tried to get them to the right place," said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a Washington-based legal advocacy group. "This is long overdue as the country continues to deal with the grip of hate and the increase in violent white supremacy," she said. "We need the tech sector to do its part to combat these efforts." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 This sight is the og of face book and banning free speech right punctuation nazi! |
| Posted by: Angoluse Snoter7633 2019-03-29 11:24 |
| #5 #1, hey, they use the SPLC as their guide book. Nuff said. By doing so they become co-defendants in any libel claims. It's about power. It will be interesting, given what the EU just passed in its bid to shut down the free speech on the internet, if Facebook et al high profile targets, won't get its wings clipped anyway. There are other players in the game. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-03-29 08:23 |
| #4 Is the church that banned white people from entering banned on FB? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-03-29 08:19 |
| #3 From Steve Sailer's blog: A conundrum: Can you post Facebook’s list of what you can’t post on Facebook on Facebook? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-03-29 08:04 |
| #2 Of course anyone who disagrees with the left is automatically a 'white nationalist' so... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2019-03-29 01:11 |
| #1 OK, what about violent rhetoric from BLACK nationalists (Black Panthers, Nation of Islam) - or Hispanic Nationalists (La Raza, "THE Race")? Hm? |
| Posted by: Injun Bucket8891 2019-03-29 00:58 |