Facebook Bans White Nationalism Content After Being Threatened With Jail [Updated]

Facebook bans white nationalism content after being threatened with jail

of white nationalism and separatism.]

"If social media companies fail to demonstrate a willingness to immediately institute changes to prevent the use of their platforms," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday," And then came that news that Austalia is considering criminal charges leading to potential jail time for social media execs who fail to control what is streamed on their platforms. Prime Minister

Cue Microsoft, and the company's stark warning to social media at an event in Australia on Wednesday. "The days of thinking about these platforms as being akin to the postal service with no responsibility, even legally, for what is inside a letter - I think those days are gone," Brad Smith said.

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