Allowing calls for violence against "those who deserve it" is little different from allowing calls for violence against anyone. Be careful about what you wish for.
I don't know or care. The article is about a change of policy.
Whether or not Facebook follows its own policies is a separate issue. This policy, if followed, is reasonable. There's no reason they need to remove calls for violence (some would say "resistance") against soldiers in order to protect Russian civilians. Facebook moderators are asked to make much more complex decisions all the time.
What I tried to say, and didn't communicate very well apparently, is that the people who can now let that inner demon loose will do so and this will spill over into other areas of human interaction. This will not stay confined purely within one little area of one communications channel. Let's hope this madness is curtailed before some nutcase thinks it's OK to attack an old man because he's wearing a vaguely military jacket and he spoke a foreign language that sounds like Russian. If you think that's farfetched then you really should refresh your memory a bit on recent hate crimes.
And you have far more faith in "human moderators" than I do.
I believe that the people of a country are responsible for the actions of their leaders. I do not believe that platforms like Facebook, et al, are morally justified in allowing calls for violence against "those who deserve it".
Well for all practical purposes, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, and Twitter basically control what can or can not be said at this point. This is unlikely to end well.
Meanwhile, try doing this with the Saudis and Qataris, that have been bombing the hell out of Yemen - I got a 30-day ban of just pointing out the hypocrisy of the West!
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 248 ms ] thread> "...We still won’t allow credible calls for violence against Russian civilians."
Good. This is a non-story. Calling for violence against ruthless (non-civillian) invaders is appropriate.
Whether or not Facebook follows its own policies is a separate issue. This policy, if followed, is reasonable. There's no reason they need to remove calls for violence (some would say "resistance") against soldiers in order to protect Russian civilians. Facebook moderators are asked to make much more complex decisions all the time.
And you have far more faith in "human moderators" than I do.
There are far too many people (bots?) online baying for blood. I’m sure that drives clicks.