{"id":10553,"date":"2022-03-11T22:17:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T22:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1382374"},"modified":"2022-03-11T22:17:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T22:17:21","slug":"metas-relaxed-rules-on-anti-russian-hate-speech-have-set-a-divisive-precedent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=10553","title":{"rendered":"Meta\u2019s relaxed rules on anti-Russian hate speech have set a divisive precedent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cOrwellian\u201d references are invoked to the point of cliche, but big tech sure makes them hard to resist.<\/span><\/p>\n

The latest temptress is Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Meta<\/a>. In a move redolent of <\/span>1984\u2019s <\/span><\/i>Two Minutes Hate<\/span><\/a>, the company has temporarily permitted calls for violence and deaths.<\/span><\/p>\n

The social media behemoth has provisionally permitted hate speech in certain Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> posts. There\u2019s no need to worry, however; the malice can only target Meta-approved baddies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Violent speech will now be permitted when targeting Russian soldiers and Russians in the context of the Ukraine invasion, according to internal emails <\/span>seen by Reuters<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meta is also now allowing posts that call for death to Russian President Vladimir Putin or his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.<\/span><\/p>\n

The provisional policy change applies to Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese are temporary measures designed to preserve voice and expression for people who are facing invasion,\u201d Meta said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs always, we are prohibiting calls for violence against Russians outside of the narrow context of the current invasion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This new acceptance of hatred has been accompanied by a more affectionate exemption.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to internal policy materials <\/span>obtained by The Intercept<\/span><\/a>, Meta will now permit praise of the Azov Battalion, a Ukrainian neo-Nazi military unit.<\/span><\/p>\n

These dispensations arrive in horrific circumstances. Violent speech is a natural reaction to a brutal invasion, and the voices of victims should not be silenced. However, Meta\u2019s exemption has opened up a huge can of worms.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Responding to reports that the Russian government is considering designating Meta as an extremist organization for its policies in support of speech: pic.twitter.com\/Y8sUbZDSML<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nick Clegg (@nickclegg) March 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The moves have added to suspicions that Meta makes up the rules as it goes along.<\/span><\/p>\n

They have also added to suspicions that the company follows the foreign policy objectives of the US government.<\/span><\/p>\n

The company maintains a secret blacklist of \u201cDangerous Individuals and Organizations\u201d that critics say punishes certain communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

A reproduction of the material <\/span>published last October by The Intercept last October<\/span><\/a> revealed that nearly everyone on the list is considered a foe or threat by the US or its allies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Accepting calls for violence against Russians is also a risky move for a company that\u2019s been <\/span>blamed for inciting genocide<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Inevitably, the temporary exemptions have sparked fury in Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n

In response, Russian regulators have <\/span>restricted access to Instagram<\/span><\/a>, while prosecutors in the country want to <\/span>designate Meta<\/span><\/a> as an \u201cextremist organization.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Russia had previously <\/span>blocked access to Facebook<\/span><\/a> in retaliation for restrictions on state-owned media.<\/span><\/p>\n

These reactions have <\/span>heightened concerns<\/span><\/a> that Russia is slipping into a different version of the internet. <\/span><\/p>\n

A conflict that imperils the borders of nations now also threatens to Balkanize the web.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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