Meta's Oversight Board on Monday overturned the company's decision to remove a Facebook post that used the slogan"death to Khamenei" to criticize the Iranian leader, saying it did not violate a rule barring violent threats.
It also urged the company to develop better ways of factoring such context into its content policies and outline clearly when rhetorical threats against heads of state were permitted. Iran has been gripped by demonstrations since mid-September, following the death in detention of a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman arrested for wearing"inappropriate attire" under the country's strict dress code for women.
The unrest created a now-familiar conundrum for Meta, which has wavered repeatedly in its treatment of violent political rhetoric on its platforms.