METROeta Rewritten policies on “hateful conduct” This means that users will now be able to say different types of things on their platforms, Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Following Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement of sweeping changes to the oversight of content on its platforms, multiple edits were made to its policies.
Among them are:
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A specific injunction against calling transgender or non-binary people “it” has been removed. A new section has been added making it clear that “we allow accusations of mental illness or abnormality based on gender or sexual orientation.” He said this was a reflection of the “political and religious discourse around transgenderism and homosexuality and the common and unserious use of words like ‘weird'”. It also says the policies are designed to make room for types of speech that include people calling for “exclusion or (using) insulting language in the context of discussing political or religious topics, such as when discussing people’s rights.” transgender, immigration or homosexuality.
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Meta’s policies remain unchanged saying that users should not post content directed at a person or group of people based on their protected characteristics or immigration status with dehumanizing speech with comparisons to animals, pathogens or subhuman life forms. like cockroaches and locusts. But the changes suggest that it may now be possible to compare women to household objects or properties and to compare people to feces, dirt, bacteria, viruses, diseases and primitives.
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Meta has removed warnings against self-admission of racism, homophobia and Islamophobia. It has also removed warnings against hate speech, such as calling people a “pussy,” a “dick” and a “moron.”
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The changes may also mean that it is acceptable to post about the “China virus,” a term that US President-elect Donald Trump has frequently used in relation to the coronavirus.