Facebook Executives Feel The Heat Of Content Controversies

[HardOCP News]

A group of executives at Facebook, speaking on the condition of anonymity, say that they were trained to identify objectionable content by company leadership, only to catch hell later when content that was removed sparks a debate or public outcry.

Facebook has long resisted calls to publicly detail its policies and practices on censoring postings. That approach has drawn criticism from users who have had content removed and free-speech advocates, who cite a lack of transparency and a lack of an appeals process for many content decisions. At the same time, some governments and anti-terror groups are pressuring the company to remove more posts they consider offensive or dangerous.

 

[Iching]

They started censoring a lot of content in Europe that is not liberal/left friendly and exposes corruption.

 

[HeadRusch]

Facebook is just another reactionary company trying to make it seem like they are always on the winning side. They are probably terrified of a massive dropoff of users depending on who wins on the 8th.........all that revenue gone, so they'll try desperately to suddenly appear centrist and "eager to embrace both sides", which will no doubt feed Zuckerberg's God Complex....

 

[Jagger100]

Shit rolls downhill and unless you're Zuckerberg, you're downhill. It is more than cheesy though to tell your subordinates one thing and blame them internally (an externally) for your direction.