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IANS | 10 Aug, 2018
Even as the world painfully takes notes of dangers of fake news spread
on social media platforms, Facebook has said that it does not remove
content simply for being false.
While the social network platform
has in place rules against hate speech and takes personal attacks
seriously, false content does not face censorship on its platform,
Monika Bickert, Facebook's Head of Global Policy Management said on
Thursday while participating in "Hard Questions", a series that explores
the most challenging issues Facebook confronts.
"We don't allow
hate speech on Facebook because it creates an environment where people
feel personally attacked, where they won't feel comfortable coming and
sharing themselves," Bickert said.
"The one thing that we don't
remove is where someone simply asserts something false," she said,
adding that Facebook tries to counter the virality of such content or
tries to promote or make visible other views.
"Even if it is a
horrible assertion of falsity, whether it's about the Holocaust or any
other world even, we don't remove content simply for being false,"
Bickert added.
The statement bears significance at a time when
rumours on social media platforms have been linked to real world
violence in several countries, including India.
Facebook, Bickert said, also considers local regulations while blocking content on the platform.
"And
we also block the speech where countries have told us, 'this is illegal
in our country', then we will remove that speech in that country
alone," she said.
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