Facebook, Instagram Ban White Nationalism, Separatism Content
Posts related to and supporting “white nationalism and separatism” are banned from Facebook and Instagram starting next week, Facebook announced Wednesday. Broader concepts of nationalism and separatism have been allowed, unlike white supremacy, because of the relation to acceptable concepts…
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like American pride and Basque separatism, it said. But experts from civil society and academics convinced the company that “white nationalism and separatism cannot be meaningfully separated from white supremacy and organized hate groups.” That's confirmed by the platform’s examination of hate figures and organizations, it said. A white supremacist's alleged mass shooting in New Zealand spurred criticism about tech company content moderation (see 1903110019).