Facebook will count activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures and increase protections against harassment and bullying targeted at these groups, its global safety chief said in an interview this week. The social media company, which allows more critical commentary of public figures than of private individuals, is changing its approach on the harassment of journalists and “human rights defenders”, who it says are in the public eye due to their work rather than their public personas. [More]
That doesn't go for all, understand. They just don't want you calling lying leftists liars. Us wrong thinkers will still be punished.
Has anybody seen the Facebook commercials stumping for new internet regulations, that is, government backing for their censorship and disinformation practices?
[Via Michael G]
David,
ReplyDeleteMaybe this is a good opportunity to post this here -- see what you think.
* https://thefederalist.com/2021/10/14/zuckerbucks-101-how-a-media-mogul-took-over-the-2020-election-and-why-gop-leaders-must-never-let-it-happen-again/