Facebook will label politicians’ posts that violate its policies after all

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https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2020/06/27/facebook-will-label-politicians-posts-that-violate-its-policies-after-all/

Social media companies have always struggled to find the right balance between enabling free speech and while moderating inappropriate content. But since Donald Trump entered the White House, this debate has taken on a complicated new layer: Should private companies censor the President of the United States, even when he violates the company’s posting guidelines

After years of waffling, Twitter finally began taking a stand this year, placing warning labels on misinformation and hiding (but not removing) calls for violence.  Today, Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook would follow a similar set of rules, placing a label on content it would otherwise remove were it not from a politician or government official.

Facebook will label politicians’ posts that violate its policies after all

Jun 27, 2020, 4:19am UTC
https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2020/06/27/facebook-will-label-politicians-posts-that-violate-its-policies-after-all/ > Social media companies have always struggled to find the right balance between enabling free speech and while moderating inappropriate content. But since Donald Trump entered the White House, this debate has taken on a complicated new layer: Should private companies censor the President of the United States, even when he violates the company’s posting guidelines > After years of waffling, Twitter finally began taking a stand this year, placing warning labels on misinformation and hiding (but not removing) calls for violence.  Today, Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook would follow a similar set of rules, placing a label on content it would otherwise remove were it not from a politician or government official.