Facebook removed the US Declaration of Independence for violating “hate speech” standards

Facebook removed the US Declaration of Independence for violating “hate speech” standards

6 years ago
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https://qz.com/1321639/facebook-removed-the-us-declaration-of-independence-for-violating-hate-speech-standards/

The Vindicator, a local newspaper in Liberty, Texas, decided to post the US Declaration of Independence on Facebook in small chunks in the days leading up to the July 4 holiday, which celebrates adopting the historical document in 1776. Facebook’s content moderation system took issue with part of the Declaration, and took down the paper’s post.

Casey Stinnett, The Vindicator’s managing editor, speculated that the offending language in a fragment of the document that refers to King George III was a mention of Native Americans: