Facebook plans to put posts of politicians to higher scrutiny
Facebook has for far too long stuck to its commitment of not scrutinising political speech on its platform. But, if the recent reports are true, the social media giant intends tothe exemption for politicians who violate its hate speech rules. An updated policy in this regard is expected to be announced soon.
It did, however, ban Donald Trump this year after the former president shared posts in which he appeared to be praising the rioters who stormed the US capitol on January 6.
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