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> You could pull this trick on any tech company: Google, Facebook, etc. Part of Musk's response included stating that pro-Hitler posts are allowed on X. Does F

> You could pull this trick on any tech company: Google, Facebook, etc. Part of Musk's response included stating that pro-Hitler posts are allowed on X. Does Facebook allow pro-Hitler posts?

zdragnar 3y ago
Facebook allows far worse, especially if it isn't in English. Late edit: I meant "far worse" in this context to be far worse than merely supporting neo nazis, not far worse than Twitter/X. Both have lots of nastiness.
- klyrs 3y ago
  Do they allow open Nazism despite efforts to remove it, or as an explicit policy to allow it? Does Zuck wade into such conversations to voice his approval?
  - another_bear 3y ago
    Facebook notoriously doesn't employ native speakers for all the languages the interface supports, so posts in languages they don't staff for have zero oversight.
    - klyrs 3y ago
      Okay. Failure to enforce a policy. Still deplorable, but not the same as an open embrace. Also, back to topic: does FB show (e.g.) Disney ads on posts in languages it doesn't have moderators for?
      - zdragnar 3y ago
        In my sibling comment, I do point out some sources for English language nastiness as well. They may not explicitly embrace it, but one could argue their erratic enforcement of the vague "community standards" is itself insufficient, if not simple lip service.
  - zdragnar 3y ago
    It's a mixed bag. Their official stance is to take down hateful content, but they don't hold themselves to their own standards very well. The short version is they have a set of "community standards" (borrowed from, but different to, the legal concept of the same term) that are erratically enforced. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/16/facebook-algorithm-found-to-actively-promote-holocaust-denial https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/16/facebook-algor... https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2020/05/22/on-facebook-history-can-violate-community-standards/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2020/05/22/on-facebo...

> You could pull this trick on any tech company: Google, Facebook, etc. Part of Musk's response included stating that pro-Hitler posts are allowed on X. Does Facebook allow pro-Hitler posts?

zdragnar 3y ago

Facebook allows far worse, especially if it isn't in English. Late edit: I meant "far worse" in this context to be far worse than merely supporting neo nazis, not far worse than Twitter/X. Both have lots of nastiness.

klyrs 3y ago
Do they allow open Nazism despite efforts to remove it, or as an explicit policy to allow it? Does Zuck wade into such conversations to voice his approval?
- another_bear 3y ago
  Facebook notoriously doesn't employ native speakers for all the languages the interface supports, so posts in languages they don't staff for have zero oversight.
  - klyrs 3y ago
    Okay. Failure to enforce a policy. Still deplorable, but not the same as an open embrace. Also, back to topic: does FB show (e.g.) Disney ads on posts in languages it doesn't have moderators for?
    - zdragnar 3y ago
      In my sibling comment, I do point out some sources for English language nastiness as well. They may not explicitly embrace it, but one could argue their erratic enforcement of the vague "community standards" is itself insufficient, if not simple lip service.
- zdragnar 3y ago
  It's a mixed bag. Their official stance is to take down hateful content, but they don't hold themselves to their own standards very well. The short version is they have a set of "community standards" (borrowed from, but different to, the legal concept of the same term) that are erratically enforced. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/16/facebook-algorithm-found-to-actively-promote-holocaust-denial https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/16/facebook-algor... https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2020/05/22/on-facebook-history-can-violate-community-standards/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2020/05/22/on-facebo...