Meta, freedom of speech

How Meta’s New Hate Speech Rules Could Impact Creators And Audiences
Meta’s content moderation overhaul is likely to expose creators to more unjust punishment, over-censorship and potentially severe financial losses.
Fury over Meta's relaxed hate speech policies: "I really think this is a precursor for genocide"
The social media giant will now allow users to question the mental health of LGBTQ people and compare minorities to diseases.
Meta’s Allowance of Hate Speech Is Another Side Effect of Big Tech Monopoly
Activists say debates over content moderation devolve into partisan food fights instead of challenging tech titans.
Meta’s new hate speech rules allow users to call LGBTQ people mentally ill
Meta will allow its billions of social media users to accuse people of being mentally ill based on their sexuality or gender identity.
No Fact-Checking and More Hate Speech: Meta Goes MAGA
Mark Zuckerberg has fully adopted the language of his former right-wing critics about what constitutes censorship.
Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites 'recent elections' as a catalyst
It wasn't just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration. The social media giant has also loosened its rules around hate speech and abuse — again following the lead of Elon Musk's X — specifically when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity as well as immigration status.
Campaigners Fear Spike In Hate Speech As Meta Lifts Restrictions
Tech giant Meta has rolled back restrictions around topics such as gender and sexual identity, a sweeping move advocacy groups fear will fuel hate speech.
Meta’s New Policy Sparks Controversy Over Free Expression and Hate Speech
Meta has announced significant changes to its hateful conduct policy, sparking widespread debate over the balance between free expression and the spread of hate speech. The company plans to remove restrictions on controversial topics,
Meta Drops Rules Protecting L.G.B.T.Q. Community as Part of Content Moderation Overhaul
The changes included allowing users to share “allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual ...
Regulating online hate speech ‘not censorship’: UN rights chief
If efforts to create safe online spaces are called censorship, ‘that ignores the fact that unregulated space means some ...
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Brazil issues 72-hour notice to Meta over fact-checking practices
Brazil’s federal government issued an extrajudicial notice to Meta on Thursday demanding clarification of its fact-checking ...
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Ending fact-checking on social media fuels hate speech and harassment, experts warn
Meta’s decision to reduce content controls amplifies the most damaging effects of its platforms, as users are left without ...
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Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites ‘recent elections’ as catalyst
The Menlo Park, California-based company also removed a sentence from its “policy rationale” explaining why it bans certain ...
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud ...
Meta eases hate speech rules, follows Elon Musk owned X's mandate on sexual orientation, immigration issues
Meta has relaxed its rules on hate speech, allowing harmful stereotypes and permitting derogatory remarks about sexual ...
Meta ends fact checks as it prepares for Trump era
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ends fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in favor of community notes, calling the recent election a “cultural tipping point” on free speech.