Facebook to ban white nationalist or separatist posts

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill

Facebook will begin banning white nationalist or white separatist content on its platform starting next week, the social media giant announced on Wednesday.

Facebook officials formally decided to ban "white nationalism" and "white separatism" on the platform at a content moderation meeting on Tuesday, according to Motherboard.

The significant policy shift comes a year after Motherboard, a tech news outlet, reported that Facebook's content moderation had allowed "white nationalism and separatism" on the platform, though it barred explicit "white supremacy."

Facebook in training documents for moderators last year wrote that white nationalism "doesn’t seem to be always associated with racism (at least not explicitly)," incurring immediate backlash from civil rights groups and experts.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/436055-facebook-to-ban-white-nationalism-white-separatism

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How long before Trump criticizes this move?

[hlthe2b]

1. So when does HE lose his privileges?

[kimbutgar]

2. How about banning Russian DNS based posts Facebook?

Doesn’t Facebook have the capability to see where posts originate from? Block all Russian posts and just let them post within Russia. I know they can do this. Just as Twitter can see where tweets originate from, they can do the same thing.

[MountCleaners]

4. They should block Russians from using Facebook

As they should block posts from all countries where freedom is suppressed, to prevent propaganda in support of oppression.

[UpInArms]

3. I quit FB ... I think it's evil

anyone who is my “friend” knows how to find me ... that shit sucks

[BlueWI]

5. Well, Captain Obvious made a belated visit to FB headquarters.

White separatist, white nationalism, and white supremacy can't be distinguished - who knew?

I hope Captain Obvious stops by Twitter headquarters next and discusses the president's usage of tweets.