Meta opens up to hate speech against LGTBIQ+ people

Meta opens up to hate speech against LGTBIQ+ people Meta opens up to hate speech against LGTBIQ+ people

With the closure of the fact-checking program, Meta will admit hate comments against the LGTBIQ+ community

Meta announced changes to its moderation policies, including the end of the moderation program fact-checking and the removal of restrictions on issues such as immigration, gender identity and sex. A new policy that coincides with the strengthening of ties between the multinational and Donald Trump and with the arrival of republican politicians to their management positions.

The newly appointed Head of Global Affairs for Meta, the republican joel kaplan, said in a statement that “It is not right that things can be said on television or in Congress, but not on our platforms.".

The new policies, which debuted in United States They are opening the door to the hate speech, of a homophobic, transphobic, misogynistic and xenophobic nature. Various international organizations, such as the ONU, have warned about the increase in hatred against people LGTBIQ +.

Meta now allows "accusations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation", and the common use of words like "freak» to refer to people in the community LGTBIQ +.

Unsafe spaces for the community

Meta opens up to hate speech against LGTBIQ+ peopleMark Zuckerberg explained yesterday in a video that he will replace the fact-checkers "by community notes similar to those of X, starting in the United States«This model will allow users of Facebook, Instagram or Threads flag potentially misleading posts that need more context, a task they have been doing up until now in United States independent fact-checking experts and organizations,

The President and CEO of GLAAD, Sarah Kate Ellis, has said that “the elimination by Zuckerberg of fact-checking programs and industry-standard hate speech policies make it difficult for platforms to Meta are unsafe places for both users and advertisers. Without these necessary hate speech and other policies, Meta is giving the green light for people to target people LGTBIQ +, women, immigrants, and other marginalized groups with violence, vitriol, and dehumanizing narratives. With these changes, Meta continues to normalize anti-hateLGTBIQ + for profit, at the expense of its users and true freedom of expression. Fact-checking and hate speech policies protect freedom of expression".

Meta opens up to hate speech against LGTBIQ+ people

 

Sources: MovilWired

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