{"id":2225,"date":"2021-12-01T20:39:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T19:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2021\/12\/01\/facebook-reverses-kyle-rittenhouse-search-policy-yahoo-news\/"},"modified":"2021-12-01T20:39:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T19:39:52","slug":"facebook-reverses-kyle-rittenhouse-search-policy-yahoo-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2021\/12\/01\/facebook-reverses-kyle-rittenhouse-search-policy-yahoo-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook reverses Kyle Rittenhouse search policy &#8211; Yahoo News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cfbc967f0983488262956e73eca9483a\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3859091246952232\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- blok -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3859091246952232\" data-ad-slot=\"1334354390\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>Facebook has reversed a decision to block searches on its platform for a US teenager who was acquitted of killing two people during unrest in Wisconsin.<br \/>Searches for Kyle Rittenhouse resulted in a list of blank pages since shortly after the shooting in August 2020.<br \/>Facebook said it would &quot;still remove content that celebrates the death of the individuals killed in Kenosha&quot;.<br \/>But &quot;we will no longer remove content containing praise or support of Rittenhouse&quot;, a spokesperson said.<br \/>Mr Rittenhouse, 18, was cleared this month of two counts of homicide and one of attempted homicide.<br \/>In a Twitter thread shortly after the shooting, Facebook&#39;s Brian Fishman, the former director of its Dangerous Individuals and Organizations division, said the company had blocked searches for the teenager&#39;s name.<br \/>Yesterday we designated the shooting as a mass murder and removed the shooter\u2019s accounts from Facebook &amp; Instagram. Per standard practice in these situations, we are also removing praise and support of the shooter and have also blocked searches of his name on our platforms. 2\/n<br \/>\u2014 Brian Fishman (@brianfishman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianfishman\/status\/1299084287686434816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:August 27, 2020\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">August 27, 2020<\/a><br \/>He also stated that Facebook was removing praise for Mr Rittenhouse.<br \/>The policy went further than other large social media platforms.<br \/>YouTube, for example, had no specific Kyle Rittenhouse policy in place, and only removed content that broke existing rules on glorifying violence.<br \/>The teenager had admitted to fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during racial unrest in the Wisconsin city of Kenosha last year, but said he was acting in self defence.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-59348734?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Why Kyle Rittenhouse case so divides the US\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Why Kyle Rittenhouse case so divides the US<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-59358172?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Calls for calm after teen gunman acquittal\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Calls for calm after teen gunman acquittal<\/a><br \/>Mr Rittenhouse is considered a patriotic hero by some, and a reckless vigilante by others. The line between support and glorification of violence is a difficult judgement for moderators.<br \/>In December last year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-55212179?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the BBC found videos on YouTube\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">the BBC found videos on YouTube<\/a> of people recreating Kyle Rittenhouse&#39;s shooting at gun ranges. The platform removed them only after they were alerted to the videos.<br \/>However, YouTube did not remove other videos that glorified Mr Rittenhouse&#39;s actions. YouTube&#39;s moderation of Rittenhouse content was on a case by case basis.<br \/>Facebook took a very different approach. It removed Mr Rittenhouse&#39;s accounts.<br \/>Even though people were allowed to talk about Mr Rittenhouse on the platform, a search of his name would result in a list of blank pages.<br \/>Removing support for Rittenhouse on such a controversial and debated topic proved hugely controversial.<br \/>His acquittal made Facebook&#39;s policy difficult to maintain.<br \/>The verdict also brought into question whether Facebook had over-corrected in moderating Rittenhouse-related content in such a way.<br \/>Many right-leaning publications and broadcasters in America slammed Facebook&#39;s decision to block searches of his name.<br \/>The New York Post, for example, argued: &quot;Facebook declared Kyle Rittenhouse guilty from the start.&quot;<br \/>Republican Senator Josh Hawley said after the verdict that big tech had &quot;made up their minds on this case months ago, sought to deny Kyle Rittenhouse the presumption of innocence and censored those who disagreed&quot;.<br \/>Facebook would argue, however, that a tragic act of violence needed a tangible response.<br \/>The BBC understands that Mr Rittenhouse does not currently have a Facebook or Instagram account, but Facebook would not stop him from setting one up.<br \/>A new proposal would change the law that allowed Kyle Rittenhouse to have a rifle the night of Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha.<br \/>Miranda spoke with The Advocate about casting Rodriguez in the strong ensemble cast of the Netflix film based on Jonathan Larson\u2019s musical.<br \/>This year, Hanukkah started on the evening of November 28. 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The cult-followed grocery store just announced the limited arrival of this chocolatey seasonal item that turns any steamed beverage \u2014 dairy or not \u2014 into a warm cup of hot [\u2026]<br \/>Winter may be approaching, but Hailey Bieber jumped ahead to spring style in Miami, where she wore a Saint Laurent floral bodycon jumpsuit to the fashion house\u2019s Rive Droite dinner during Art Basel Miami last night.<br \/>In interviews following his acquittal, Rittenhouse said he planned to continue studying at ASU<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/facebook-reverses-kyle-rittenhouse-search-030746049.html\">source<\/a><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook has reversed a decision to block searches on its platform for a US teenager who was acquitted of killing two people during unrest in Wisconsin.Searches for Kyle Rittenhouse resulted in a list of blank pages since shortly after the shooting in August 2020.Facebook said it would &quot;still remove content that celebrates the death of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow1sXXCw:productID":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}