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Meta to pull posts targeting 'Zionists' for harm (www.france24.com)
submitted 4 months ago by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The latest update to Meta's policy regarding use of the word "Zionist" comes as the tech titan behind Facebook and Instagram strives to balance free speech with hateful attacks on Jews.

"We will now remove content that targets 'Zionists' with dehumanizing comparisons, calls for harm, or denials of existence on the basis that 'Zionist' in those instances often appears to be a proxy for Jewish or Israeli people," Meta said in a blog post.

The change expands on Meta's approach of treating the reference as hate speech when it is used along with antisemitic imagery or clearly references the Jewish people.

Meta said it will remove content attacking "Zionists" when -- rather than being tied to that political movement -- it is pegged to antisemitic stereotypes such as claims they run the world or control the media.

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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I can’t believe some of my friends still use Facebook daily. What a shit site

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

Honestly, as a millennial, any friends I have in my generation that still use Facebook are the ones that sorta gave up on life.

I don't see anyone age casually using Facebook. They're either not using it all and have a dorman profile page, or they post 20+ things a day at all hours of the day.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

“We will now remove content that targets ‘Zionists’ with dehumanizing comparisons, calls for harm, or denials of existence on the basis that ‘Zionist’ in those instances often appears to be a proxy for Jewish or Israeli people,” Meta said in a blog post.

So dehumanization and calls for harm are fine, as long as the target isn’t a proxy for Jews or Israelis?

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 14 points 4 months ago

It’s Facebook/Meta.

They'll sell you the data and the means to spread dehumanising and hateful content on its platform.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Good, but what about all the Zionists calling for harm? Can we get those posts removed? No? Didn't think so.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 10 points 4 months ago

Why would a mega corp do such a thing ...

[–] anticurrent@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

So when it comes to freedom of speech Facebook is better than Chinese social media because of ........ ?????

[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

NBD, I call them Nazis anywy

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

Hating haters is still hate...