Facebook details moderation steps around the trial of Derek Chauvin, accused of murdering George Floyd, including designating Minneapolis a “high-risk location”
The Verge Adi Robertson
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@evelyndouek
Evelyn Douek
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Facebook may “break glass” again and turn down the toxic dial in the wake of the Chauvin verdict https://about.fb.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@dmihalopoulos
Dan Mihalopoulos
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Preemptive move that Facebook and other social media platforms apparently did not make for DC in January or Kenosha last year ... https://twitter.com/...
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@derushaj
Jason DeRusha
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Facebook declares Minneapolis a “high-risk location” and will remove posts that call for arms to be brought here, or any post that “praises, celebrates or mocks George Floyd's death.” . https://about.fb.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@rmac18
@rmac18
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The Chauvin trial is an expected event in the one country Facebook cares most about public perception. But what happens if it's an unplanned occurrence in a different country? Does Facebook put out a press release? Does it move this quickly or preemptively to prevent hate?
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@rmac18
Ryan Mac
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turning a big dial taht says “Racism” on it and constantly looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the price is right https://twitter.com/...
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@freddimbleby
Fred Dimbleby
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Facebook announces its plans for the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. They say they want to “strike the right balance” between allowing people to discuss the verdict and protecting safety. https://about.fb.com/...
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@tomnamako
Tom Namako
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really incredible that they have to announce when they will allow less hate speech on their platform https://twitter.com/...
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@tyadkisson
Tyler Adkisson
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Facebook is temporarily designating Minneapolis as a “high-risk location” as the Derek Chauvin trial wraps up. The company says that it will identify and remove calls to bring arms to Minneapolis, and remove content that praises George Floyd's death. https://twitter.com/...
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@alexjamesfitz
Alex Fitzpatrick
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the idea that facebook has a dial that dictates the platform's toxicity on any given day, and sometimes decides that *more* toxicity is fine, is...something! https://twitter.com/...
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@kevinroose
Kevin Roose
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Facebook temporarily limiting the spread of hate speech and violent incitement around divisive political events is a real “why don't they build the whole plane out of the black box” situation https://twitter.com/...
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@kantrowitz
Alex Kantrowitz
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Facebook: ya know, this week we're gonna set the dial to not make our users hate each other https://twitter.com/...
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@evelyndouek
Evelyn Douek
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Of course raises the question of where the toxic dial is set at other times....
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@evelyndouek
Evelyn Douek
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This kind of transparency around preparations for high risk events, beyond elections, is encouraging. More of this please! And, as always, not just in the US.