Facebook Plans to End Hands-Off Approach to Politicians' Posts
Source: New York Times
une 3, 2021Updated 9:27 p.m. ET
SAN FRANCISCO Facebook plans to announce on Friday that it will no longer keep posts by politicians up on its site by default if their speech breaks its rules, said two people with knowledge of the companys plans, reversing how it has allowed posts from political figures to remain untouched on the social network.
The change, which is tied to Facebooks decision to bar former President Donald J. Trump from its site, is a retreat from a policy introduced less than two years ago, when the company said speech from politicians was newsworthy and should not be policed.
Under the change, politicians posts will no longer be presumed newsworthy, said the people with knowledge of the plans, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Politicians will be subject to Facebooks content guidelines that prohibit harassment, discrimination or other harmful speech, they said.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/technology/facebook-politicians-posts.html
Baby steps, baby steps, but this is certainly progress. There's a lot more cleaning up that needs to be done.
BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)The traitors sold their country. All that matters to them is $$$$$$...just like the GQP who they supported and continue to support. BOYCOTT Facebook!!!! The Pro-Hate filled monopoly should have been destroyed years ago. They want to destroy the US as much as Putin does, just not as obviously.
Roy Rolling
(6,853 posts)Its what happens when billion$ are given to college kids for a chick scoring system. What did we expect? Ginsburg?
He didnt care where his cash came from, as long as it was spendable. And when informed what Russia and propagandists/cultists wanted in exchange, he played dumb.
Which was why he has that stupid haircutcharacter acting.
GB_RN
(2,267 posts)But it reminds me of statues of Julius Caesar, etc. same with his vacant stare.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Mike Nelson
(9,903 posts)... this seals his doom. They were already removing The Donald's absurd rants. He won't be able to use Facebook - every post would be a dangerous lie.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Politicians should never be above the law and that includes social networks TOS. FWIW, Trump should be banned for life for his abuse of the platform.