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Wow, this is quite an ugly story for Facebook, especially hot on the heels of Zuckerberg championing the platform as the key to building global community. I'll
by 6stringmerc 10y ago
Wow, this is quite an ugly story for Facebook, especially hot on the heels of Zuckerberg championing the platform as the key to building global community. I'll stand by my assertion that not all communities are good ones worth supporting. Thus, it puts a lot more responsibility on Facebook to arbitrate than I generally feel is logical in a capitalistic system. There are flaws. Like this for instance:
>When provided with examples of the images, Facebook reported the BBC journalists involved to the police and cancelled plans for an interview.
It subsequently issued a statement: "It is against the law for anyone to distribute images of child exploitation."
I much more expected Facebook to blame their AI - which, as Zuckerberg claimed, is going to clean up Facebook just you wait and see - rather than admit outright they should go to jail for hosting the content that the reporters found.
Between this and the terrible use of Facebook to exploit Marine Corps females, it's going to take a lot more gardening in South Dallas before I believe Zuckerberg is actually interested in ethical behavior more than perceived image. YMMV.
- dublinben 10y agoI wonder if Facebook will report themselves to the police as well, since they're the only ones in this situation who are distributing these images.
- TallGuyShort 10y agoThat's not true. The owners of the routers and switches between Facebook and its users are also distributing child porn.
- roywiggins 10y agoSounds like they did. > "We also reported the child exploitation images that had been shared on our own platform. This matter is now in the hands of the authorities."