I'm wary of banning pages. Facebook cannot cure all societal ills. It's good if they finally stop amplifying the worst via algorithms/business model. But there's a line. Inciting violence/harrasment against people, let alone recently bereaved parents is on far side of that line.
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I mean... The high-profile claim being pumped to gun-enthusiasts already prone to conspiracy theories is that these parents fake, and are active, multi-year collaborators in a secret, illegal scheme to take away guns. This is incitement to harrasment, at a minimum, and violence.
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Plus, there is tons of much more mild content Facebook does ban. This is obviously more bowing to a very-well orchestrated pressure campaign than a difficult decision about a murky case. (This is how a lot of alleged liberal papers publish crappy stuff just to appear balanced).
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Being wary of banning is good—free speech as a principle is a valuable starting point with the recognition that every society balances that—somehow—with safety and well-being. The question is how to do update that "somehow" to a digital age where almost anyone can reach billions.
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Yes. Facebook has a serious categorical failure here. Comparison of InfoWars to other editorials is a failure of reasoned definitions. And there’s no transparency about why they’re making the choice.
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Related q: should FB embed staff with political candidates who are racists or murderers? (See Duterte)
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Additionally the claim is not “debunked by fact checkers” it’s “is misinformation” phrase FB used implies it might actually be true.
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This definitely makes me want to delete Facebook.
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How is "hoax" a weasel word? To me it's about as strong as words get. What could be stronger and still accurate/relevant/applicable?
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