{"id":415291,"date":"2022-03-12T01:17:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T22:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/metas-new-rules-on-anti-russian-hate-speech-set-a-divisive-precedent\/"},"modified":"2022-03-12T01:17:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T22:17:21","slug":"metas-new-rules-on-anti-russian-hate-speech-set-a-divisive-precedent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/metas-new-rules-on-anti-russian-hate-speech-set-a-divisive-precedent\/","title":{"rendered":"#Meta&#8217;s new rules on anti-Russian hate speech set a divisive precedent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a303a3ac6944\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a303a3ac6944\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/metas-new-rules-on-anti-russian-hate-speech-set-a-divisive-precedent\/#%E2%80%9CMetas_new_rules_on_anti-Russian_hate_speech_set_a_divisive_precedent%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Meta&#8217;s new rules on anti-Russian hate speech set a divisive precedent&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMetas_new_rules_on_anti-Russian_hate_speech_set_a_divisive_precedent%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Meta&#8217;s new rules on anti-Russian hate speech set a divisive precedent&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2022%2F03%2FUntitled-design-4.jpg&amp;signature=bf411d1290136ba14ed8fd2a7e5b4a09\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOrwellian\u201d references are invoked to the point of cliche, but big tech sure makes them hard to resist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest temptress is Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Meta. In a move redolent of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1984\u2019s <\/span><\/i><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Two_Minutes_Hate\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two Minutes Hate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the company has temporarily permitted calls for violence and deaths.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> behemoth has provisionally permitted hate speech in certain Facebook and Instagram posts. There\u2019s no need to worry, however: the malice can only target Meta-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved baddies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Violent speech will now be permitted when targeting Russian soldiers and Russians in the context of the Ukraine invasion, according to internal emails <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/ukraine-crisis-meta-platforms-idCNL3N2VD40U\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seen by Reuters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meta is also now allowing posts that call for death to Russian President Vladimir Putin or his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The provisional policy change applies to Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThese are temporary measures designed to preserve voice and expression for people who are facing invasion,\u201d Meta said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs always, we are prohibiting calls for violence against Russians outside of the narrow context of the current invasion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This new acceptance of hatred has been accompanied by a more affectionate exemption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to internal policy materials <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2022\/02\/24\/ukraine-facebook-azov-battalion-russia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">obtained by The Intercept<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Meta will now permit praise of the Azov Battalion, a Ukrainian neo-Nazi military unit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These dispensations arrive in horrific circumstances. Violent speech is a natural reaction to a brutal invasion, and the voices of victims should not be silenced. However, Meta\u2019s exemption has opened up a huge can of worms.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Responding to reports that the Russian government is considering designating Meta as an extremist organization for its policies in support of speech: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y8sUbZDSML\">pic.twitter.com\/Y8sUbZDSML<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Clegg (@nickclegg) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickclegg\/status\/1502349805221126144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The moves have added to suspicions that Meta makes up the rules as it goes along and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">follows the foreign policy objectives of the US government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company maintains a secret blacklist of \u201cDangerous Individuals and Organizations\u201d that critics say punishes certain communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A reproduction of the material <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2021\/10\/12\/facebook-secret-blacklist-dangerous\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published by The Intercept last October<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> revealed that nearly everyone on the list is considered a foe or threat by the US or its allies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accepting calls for violence against Russians is also a risky move for a company that\u2019s been <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/15\/technology\/myanmar-facebook-genocide.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blamed for inciting genocide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inevitably, the temporary exemptions have sparked fury in Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response, Russian regulators have <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/03\/11\/russia-opens-criminal-case-against-meta-over-death-calls-on-facebook.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">restricted access to Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while prosecutors in the country want to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/russian-prosecutors-ask-court-name-meta-extremist-organisation-interfax-2022-03-11\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">designate Meta<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as an \u201cextremist organization.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russia had previously <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/mar\/04\/russia-completely-blocks-access-to-facebook-and-twitter\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blocked access to Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in retaliation for restrictions on state-owned media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These reactions have <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-60661987\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">heightened concerns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Russia is slipping into a different version of the internet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A conflict that imperils the borders of nations now also threatens to Balkanize the web.<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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