Social-Media
Facebook prohibits hate speech updating blackface and anti-semitic stereotypes.
With a new rule that prohibites blackface images, statements or photographs suggesting that Jewish people control the world or major institutions, Facebook has broadened its ban on racist writings and imagery. Facebook has already a broad ban on hate speech but it also maintains a detailed list of prohibited languages and protected features ( e.g. comparison of people with "insects") to tell users what is not allowed.
Monika Bickert, the Facebook Head of Policy Manager, told reporters this afternoon on an appeal, "This type of content has always gone against the spirit of our hate speech policies.
But without these explicit examples, Bickert said, it can be hard for reviewers around the world to recognize hate speech.
While Facebook has been prohibited from speaking hate for a long time, the rules on moderation sometimes have produced troubling results. ProPublica reported in 2017 how the rules of Facebook offered protection not only for "Black children, but for" white men "because the company interpreted protected class subsets. The company says that it has now created teams both within Instagram and Facebook to make the products feel 'fair and integrated.'
Guy Rosen, Facebook's VP of Integrity, writes a blog post: We have made progress in fighting hate on our apps, but we have to do more to make sure everyone feels comfortable using our services.
The update to Facebook's sixth Community standards enforcement report was added today to the policy update. As a part of the report, between April and June, the company revealed that it eliminated on Facebook and Instagram more than 7 millions of "harmful" pieces of coronavirus misinformation. This includes statements on fake treatments or preventive measures. The company also placed 98 million pieces of coronavirus misinformation on warning labels that hadn't reached prohibition level.
