#Facebook will start banning Holocaust denial posts

#Facebook will start banning Holocaust denial posts

“#Facebook will start banning Holocaust denial posts” Facebook will begin taking down Holocaust denial posts, reversing its long-held stance against policing the anti-Semitic content. The social network made the change Monday when it updated its hate speech policies, citing “the well-documented rise in anti-Semitism globally and the alarming level of ignorance about the Holocaust, especially…

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#Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg decries Breonna Taylor decision

#Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg decries Breonna Taylor decision

“#Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg decries Breonna Taylor decision” Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg reportedly called a grand jury’s failure to indict any cops for killing Breonna Taylor a “painful reminder” of the need for criminal justice reform. The billionaire CEO condemned the ruling that sparked protests around the country this week even as Facebook restricted how its…

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#Facebook bans political profile pictures on internal network

#Facebook bans political profile pictures on internal network

“#Facebook bans political profile pictures on internal network” Facebook has reportedly banned its employees from using political images as their profile pictures on its internal social network. The policy is one of several new rules Facebook instituted this week governing how staffers communicate on its Workplace platform amid concerns that discussions there were getting too…

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#Facebook’s long-delayed oversight board will launch before US election

#Facebook’s long-delayed oversight board will launch before US election

“#Facebook’s long-delayed oversight board will launch before US election” Facebook’s long-delayed oversight board, which will have power to overrule Mark Zuckerberg on what content to censor, will launch next month ahead of the US presidential election. The independent body, which has been dubbed Facebook’s “Supreme Court,” includes a former prime minister, a Nobel Peace Prize…

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Ex-Facebook employees blast Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘cowardly’ stance on Trump

“#Ex-Facebook employees blast Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘cowardly’ stance on Trump” Nearly three dozen former employees from Facebook’s early days on Wednesday blasted chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to act against incendiary posts by President Trump as “cowardly” and a “betrayal” of company ideals. The open letter, initially reported by the New York Times, deepened a…

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