Facebook, the world's largest social media network, now considers white nationalist and white separatist content hate speech.
Facebook already considers white supremacy to be hate speech, and the new policy recognizes the overlap between traditional white supremacy and movements like so-called white separatism and white nationalism.
"But over the past three months our conversations with members of civil society and academics who are experts in race relations around the world have confirmed that white nationalism and separatism cannot be meaningfully separated from white supremacy and organized hate groups."that the company had discussed the matter with more than 20 civil rights organizations and race relations experts before coming to the decision.
The ban arrives two weeks after a white supremacist killed more than 50 people in a mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand. The shooter, and footage was repeatedly uploaded to the platform following the attack.
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