2/ Full statement is here, if anyone wants to see it:https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/03/standing-against-hate/ …
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Facebook/Instagram finally banned white nationalism.
Not complaining about the outcome-- it's nice of Facebook to finally wake up to "overlap between white nationalism and separatism and white supremacy"-- but congrats go to the activists pressuring them, not corporations. 
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3/ But I'll add that Facebook knows who the Nazis are, and has known all along. When I want to figure out who's part of a Nazi crew, I start a sock account, and then friend two members of that crew. Facebook then starts suggesting the rest of the crew as other friends.
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4/ Facebook isn't dumb, and their technology is state-of-the-art. If they'd wanted to ban Nazis a long time ago, it would have been child's play for them. But Nazis are very active on social media, and very profitable for corporations.
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5/ And corporations don't undermine their own bottom lines without pressure from activists. To everyone who pressured them-- thank you. This is your victory. Going forward, I expect that content moderation policies will be inconsistent, but some policy is better than none.
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6/ So don't stop the pressure. Keep pressuring Facebook and Instagram to enforce its own policies. Every time we deplatform a fascist, we take away another tool they have for spreading their violence.
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It's worth reflecting that real change doesn't start from the middle, it starts from the extremes. This is a societal change that YOU have been instrumental in bringing to a tipping point. That these assholes and their opinions are unacceptable. Bravo
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Aw, thanks, buddy!
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This only took 15 years, nice work everyone
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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As good as this seems, I’m sure it’ll still be the same old “doesn’t violate our community standards.”
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