Meta changes hate speech rules, dropping LGBTQ protections the hill
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, dropped some LGBTQ protections from its hate speech rules Tuesday
amid a wider overhaul of the social media giant’s content moderation practices.
Under its newly updated policies on hateful conduct, Meta will allow users to accuse LGBTQ individuals of being mentally ill despite otherwise prohibiting such content.
“We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality,” Meta’s policies read.
The updated language also permits users to argue for “gender-based limitations of military, law enforcement, and teaching jobs,” as well as similar content based on sexual orientation when tied to religious beliefs.
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Zuckerberg also announced that the social media giant would alter its policies on some divisive issues like immigration and gender.
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Zuckerberg, who has long had a rocky relationship with
President-elect Trump, has appeared keen to mend fences with Trump since the election, meeting with the president-elect at Mar-a-Lago and donating $1 million to his inaugural fund.
Trump
praised Meta’s announcement Tuesday, saying the company has “come a long way.” When asked if the move was Zuckerberg responding to his threats against him, the president-elect said, “Probably.”
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