Spike in hate speech feared as Meta lifts restrictions

Spike in hate speech feared as Meta lifts restrictions

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CEO Mark Zuckerberg maintains rules were ‘out of touch with mainstream discourse’

PUBLISHED : 9 Jan 2025 at 10: 45

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Meta says it is lifting speech restrictions regarding gender and sexual identity on its platforms, which include Facebook and Instagram. (Photo: AFP)

WASHINGTON – The tech giant Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, has rolled back restrictions around topics such as gender and sexual identity, a sweeping move that advocacy groups fear will fuel hate speech.

The change coincides with the company’s shock announcement on Tuesday that it was ending its third-party fact-checking programme in the United States and adopting a crowdsourced model to police misinformation, similar to the “Community Notes” feature on the Elon Musk-owned X.

The latest version of Meta’s community guidelines said its platforms — which include Facebook a
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