The internal discussions come as Facebook looks to mollify critics who say the company does too little to moderate toxic speech on its platform.
A civil rights audit commissioned by Facebook and released this week found that Facebook’s failure to rein in toxic speech, racism and misinformation could have serious repercussions on the presidential election. The report, the result of a years-long internal civil rights audit of Facebook’s policies and practices, took particular exception with the company’s decision not to take down inflammatory rhetoric and false claims from Trump.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been reluctant to rein political candidates, particularly in smaller elections. Republicans agree that Facebook should not decide what can and can't be posted in political ads. But the campaign of former vice president Joe Biden has argued that Facebook’s hands-off approach could have dangerous consequences when ads spread misinformation and suppress voter turnout.
Criticism of the company has intensified since nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd brought the issue of racial justice to the forefront. Hundreds of companies, including top brands Unilever, Ford and Pfizer, pulled advertising from Facebook this month to protest the spread of racial hatred, white supremacy and violent threats on Facebook and Instagram. The boycott organized by civil rights leaders known as #StopHateForProfit followed a push back from Facebook employees who staged a virtual “walkout” last month.
OMG 😳 THAT WOULD BE GREAT!!!
This means that Joe's election campaign may well be advertised on Facebook but Trump's election campaign must not
😂😂😂 too late! Damage was done 4 years ago! Facebook and Zuckerberg have got to go! Like the Republicans’ party over people, FB is profit over truth!
Careful.....trump will take their funding.
America need a movement to SILENCE TRUMP right now. America has no leadership, our children must be protected. Please don't allow our grandchildren to be used as political ponds. Trump doesn't care, he has no conscience.
That bullshit
Facebook is actually thinking. Wow!
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This makes a lot of sense. Most egregious lies appear at the very end.
That's a lot of money, Mark
your product represent your company values labels labeldesign productdesign productlabel packaging packagingdesign
Biden won’t know
As long as they ban ALL of them. I am fine with that.
DO IT NOW!!!!!! I don’t even log in these days because I am inundated by them & I can’t delete or hide them
Do it!! Now!!
GOOD!!!!!
fuckfacebook no reason just fuck Facebook
“Whiteout” would be more appropriate, no?
By the time you get to the final days, it is already too late. People have already made up their minds by then. Who are you kidding, Facebook. You have to curb lies and hate speech. You are responsible.
Yeap! a few days to election they will then say '...that's enough propaganda/lies for one election.' Let the people vote. Democracy is not a given, ppl
yes,, we do not need facebook,,for the display of russia hackers,putting out false info to voters/. to attack our voting system/.
Zuckerberg and his schemes
yes
boycottfacebook before they ruin everything, vote out Trump
Oh boy! Facebook Mark Zuckerberg really is planning to turn down revenue? Why? TrumpKillsFlorida TrumpTaxReturns TrumpVirus Mark, you’ll lose your membership in the TrumpCrimeSyndicate
Well everybody's been lying to us so I don't know why they want to stop it right before the b******* election.
Ban it today! “A few days before the election” the damage will already be done.