Wednesday, 29 May 2013

INQUIRER.net: Facebook revamps guidelines after rape protests

INQUIRER.net
Philippine News for Filipinos
Facebook revamps guidelines after rape protests
May 29th 2013, 23:39

SAN FRANCISCO—Facebook has announced it is updating its policies on "harmful and hateful" content after a campaign complaining it was allowing jokes and other offensive comments about rape and domestic abuse.   Facebook vice president of global public policy Marne Levine said the social network would "complete our review and update the guidelines" around hate speech and seek comments from legal experts, women's organizations and other groups "that have historically faced discrimination."   "In recent days, it has become clear that our systems to identify and remove hate speech have failed to work as effectively as we would like, particularly around issues of gende...

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