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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Jul 2018

    zeynep tufekci Retweeted Meta

    "Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax to take away your guns" not just something "debunked by fact-checkers." It's high-profile incitement to violence and harrasment against bereaved parents who just lost their little children to murder. As is "this pizza shop is a pedophile ring."https://twitter.com/facebook/status/1017529138423328768 …

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    Sorry you feel that way. The question we face is whether to ban a Page for peddling information debunked by fact-checkers or to demote it so fewer people see it. We’ve chosen the second. Understand that you disagree, and thanks for the feedback.
    6:12 AM - 13 Jul 2018
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      2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Jul 2018

        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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      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Jul 2018

        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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      4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Jul 2018

        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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      5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Jul 2018

        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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      1. The Sturm Brightblade of Rhetoric‏ @MikeRTrice 13 Jul 2018
        Replying to @zeynep

        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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      1. Micah Sifry‏ @Mlsif 13 Jul 2018
        Replying to @zeynep

        Related q: should FB embed staff with political candidates who are racists or murderers? (See Duterte)

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      1. Alice Grimm‏ @Alice_J_Grimm 13 Jul 2018
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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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      1. Amy‏ @bunnyhugger75 13 Jul 2018
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        This definitely makes me want to delete Facebook.

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      2. Beth‏ @Bethfromhere 13 Jul 2018
        Replying to @zeynep @KatzOnEarth

        Reporting something that is "debunked by fact checkers" makes @facebook and @twitter complicit in slander and libel. "Hoax" is a weasel word. Media needs to stop using it.

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      3. Sandro Hawke‏ @sandhawke 13 Jul 2018
        Replying to @Bethfromhere @zeynep and

        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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