Meta, hate speech

Facebook rolls back hate-speech rules, citing ‘recent elections’
In addition to ending fact-checking, Meta has loosened its rules around hate speech and abuse, specifically when it comes to sexual orientation, gender identity and immigration status.
Meta changes hate speech rules, dropping LGBTQ protections
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, dropped some LGBTQ protections from its hate speech rules Tuesday amid a wider overhaul of the social media giant’s content moderation
How Meta’s New Hate Speech Rules Could Impact Creators And Audiences
The full impact of Meta’s “community management” approach to moderation remains to be seen, but social media creators will feel this shift acutely.
Meta reviews hate speech guidelines, to allow labelling of LGBTQ people as mentally sick
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, has revised its hate speech guidelines to allow users to describe LGBTQ people as mentally ill. The change was announced in new guidelines released Tuesday by the media outfit.
No Fact-Checking and More Hate Speech: Meta Goes MAGA
Mark Zuckerberg has fully adopted the language of his former right-wing critics about what constitutes censorship.
Meta’s new hate speech rules allow users to call LGBTQ people mentally ill
Meta will allow its billions of social media users to accuse people of being mentally ill based on their sexuality or gender identity.
Regulating online hate speech ‘not censorship’: UN rights chief
If efforts to create safe online spaces are called censorship, ‘that ignores the fact that unregulated space means some ...
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Ending fact-checking on social media fuels hate speech and harassment, experts warn
Meta’s decision to reduce content controls amplifies the most damaging effects of its platforms, as users are left without ...
Futurism on MSN2d
Zuckerberg Announces New Measures to Increase Hate Speech on Facebook
In an ass-backwards attempt to get with the times, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced sweeping changes on Facebook, ...
Facebook lifts restrictions on calling women ‘property’ and transgender people ‘freaks’
The social media giant Meta has loosened its public rules on hate speech as Mark Zuckerberg seeks to curry favour with Donald ...
Is allowing hate speech online good business?
Meta is loosening up its rules about hateful conduct on Facebook and Instagram. So what does that mean for groups who are ...
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Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg: "Congratulations on your speech – now fire Correctiv!"
Media lawyer Joachim Steinhöfel fought for freedom of expression on Facebook. Now he welcomes Zuckerberg's move to abolish ...
'Huge problems' with Instagram and Facebook changes, says oversight board
The body's co-chair says moving to community notes could have a big impact on gender rights and minority groups.
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Black trans lawmaker asks UN to investigate Meta for new hate speech policies
Erika Hilton, a Black trans member of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, has asked the U.N. to investigate Mark Zuckerberg’s ...