Facebook bans Holocaust denial in new updates

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Facebook has updated its policies to prohibit content that 'denies or distorts the Holocaust' - just two years after Mark Zuckerberg suggested such posts were permissible under freedom of speech

"According to a recent survey of adults in the US aged 18-39, almost a quarter said they believed the Holocaust was a myth, that it had been exaggerated or they weren't sure."Facebook has updated its policies to prohibit content that 'denies or distorts the Holocaust'

"My own thinking has evolved as I've seen data showing an increase in antisemitic violence, as have our wider policies on hate speech. Ms Bickert said:"There is a range of content that can violate these policies, and it will take some time to train our reviewers and systems on enforcement."We are grateful to many partners for their input and candour as we work to keep our platform safe."

 

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facebook has doomed itself, so much control over what people can converse about because its scare of being sued, it doesn't deserve the amount of control it has while at the same time as mining and selling data from its users, it will be gone in a year or two! like myspace!

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