5 ms·

From FB's policy https://www.facebook.com/help/230764881494641 https://www.facebook.com/help/230764881494641 " Claims that it was created by an individual, g

From FB's policy https://www.facebook.com/help/230764881494641 https://www.facebook.com/help/230764881494641 " Claims that it was created by an individual, government, or country Excluding claims that it was studied in, came from, or leaked from a lab without specifically calling it man-made" So discussing possibility of a lab leak is not a problem, it's the deliberate bioweapon aspect that they're banning. "The goal of this policy is to remove common viral hoaxes that have been repeatedly debunked by independent fact-checkers."

ttt0 6y ago
> So discussing possibility of a lab leak is not a problem, it's the deliberate bioweapon aspect that they're banning. And the virus being man-made is not a possibility? https://www.nature.com/news/engineered-bat-virus-stirs-debate-over-risky-research-1.18787 https://www.nature.com/news/engineered-bat-virus-stirs-debat...
- bosswipe 6y ago
  Things aren't black and white, free-speech vs evil. The editor's note on your link illustrates the problem.
  - ttt0 6y ago
    The editor's note says there is no evidence that this is the case. There is no strong evidence about anything regarding what are the origins of the virus. But it's still entirely within the realm of possibility that it could be true. Sure, things aren't black and white and I never said they were. But Facebook will ban you for suggesting that it's possible that the virus is man-made, right? So they're the 'extremists' here.
mancerayder 6y ago
How are these Fact Checkers to decide on a complicated and political question like a Wuhan lab leak hypothesis? They have a claim to truth, based on what credentials or mechanisms, that the rest of us don't have access to?
- polartx 6y ago
  https://youtu.be/l7o4A16QCxE https://youtu.be/l7o4A16QCxE Hidden camera investigation of Facebook moderators (ie fact checkers)

ttt0 6y ago

> So discussing possibility of a lab leak is not a problem, it's the deliberate bioweapon aspect that they're banning. And the virus being man-made is not a possibility? https://www.nature.com/news/engineered-bat-virus-stirs-debate-over-risky-research-1.18787 https://www.nature.com/news/engineered-bat-virus-stirs-debat...

bosswipe 6y ago
Things aren't black and white, free-speech vs evil. The editor's note on your link illustrates the problem.
- ttt0 6y ago
  The editor's note says there is no evidence that this is the case. There is no strong evidence about anything regarding what are the origins of the virus. But it's still entirely within the realm of possibility that it could be true. Sure, things aren't black and white and I never said they were. But Facebook will ban you for suggesting that it's possible that the virus is man-made, right? So they're the 'extremists' here.

mancerayder 6y ago

How are these Fact Checkers to decide on a complicated and political question like a Wuhan lab leak hypothesis? They have a claim to truth, based on what credentials or mechanisms, that the rest of us don't have access to?

polartx 6y ago
https://youtu.be/l7o4A16QCxE https://youtu.be/l7o4A16QCxE Hidden camera investigation of Facebook moderators (ie fact checkers)