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Facebook's new ban on holocaust denial won't apply to other genocides

Roughly 800,000 ethnic Tutsi people were killed in thein 1994. In Turkey between 1914 and 1923, 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Ottoman Empire.

Denial of the Armenian genocide is particularly rife, as the Turkish government refuses to recognize it. The US government, but it is in a minority of countries that do so. Facebook did not explain its rationale to Bloomberg for why it was not extending its ban to these and other genocides, and it was not immediately available to comment when contacted by Business Insider.explaining why it was reversing its previous policy to allow Holocaust denial on the platform, Facebook said its decision was "supported by the well-documented rise in anti-Semitism globally and the alarming level of ignorance about the Holocaust, especially among young people.

"I'm Jewish, and there's a set of people who deny that the Holocaust happened. I find that deeply offensive. But at the end of the day, I don't believe that our platform should take that down because I think there are things that different people get wrong," he toldYour morning cheat sheet to get you caught up on what you need to know in tech. Sign up to 10 Things in Tech You Need to Know Today.

 

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Facebook should stop ignoring the fact, if not yours, then pay. For Holocaust, open a newspaper and talk there. During halicaust other Jews had to follow the laws of that country.

I do not allow Mark and Facebook to use my IP. They should pay for that. History of Ww2 does not change anything. Do not try to make out some new laws out of that. I had polish relatives, they have the same laws to follow.

Holodomor denial is rampant on FB as well, but let’s stop the Nazis first then address that

This obviously shows Facebook is racist.

What about the genocides made by the communists and socialist dictators?

Just as i thought. Trash!

Hmmmmm....the hypocrisy is so blatant that it’s nauseating. Do they provide a detailed description of what is considered holocaust denial ?

Only lies need protection from discussion and debate.

Certainly won’t apply to the genocide of Indigenous People on this land.

What a surprise lol ArmenianGenocide

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