More lax content rules
Facebook Group softens hate speech rules in the USA
That happened quickly: Shortly after the announcement, Meta relaxed the hate speech guidelines in the USA. Several requirements have been deleted.
In weakening its hate speech rules in the USA, the Facebook company Meta has removed the express ban on describing women as property or household inventory. At the same time, Meta generally points out that “dehumanizing” statements would be deleted. A new addition to the hate speech policy is that it is okay to call for restrictions on military, police or teaching jobs based on gender or sexual orientation.
In the future, it will also be permitted to speak of “mental illness or anomaly” in connection with homosexuality and transsexuality. However, Holocaust denial, among other things, remains banned on Meta’s platforms.
In addition to Facebook, Meta also includes the photo and video app Instagram as well as WhatsApp and the short message service Threads. Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg had explained that there had been too many restrictions in recent years, which had led to censorship. Initially in the USA, cooperation with fact checkers should also be ended.
Zuckerberg hopes Trump will put pressure on the EU
Meanwhile, in the EU, Meta’s hands are tied in many respects. The DSA (Digital Services Act) requires online platforms to take action against hate speech and misinformation. Zuckerberg calls this “institutionalized censorship” and hopes that the future US President Donald Trump will put pressure on the Europeans because of it.
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Source: Stern
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