{"id":2836,"date":"2022-01-28T04:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T03:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2022\/01\/28\/exclusive-facebook-to-change-rules-on-attacking-public-figures-on-its-platforms-reuters\/"},"modified":"2022-01-28T04:28:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T03:28:00","slug":"exclusive-facebook-to-change-rules-on-attacking-public-figures-on-its-platforms-reuters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2022\/01\/28\/exclusive-facebook-to-change-rules-on-attacking-public-figures-on-its-platforms-reuters\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE Facebook to change rules on attacking public figures on its platforms &#8211; Reuters"},"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>Oct 13 (Reuters) &#8211; Facebook Inc<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/companies\/FB.O\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" rel=\"noopener\">(FB.O)<\/a> will now count activists and journalists as &quot;involuntary&quot; public figures and so increase protections against harassment and bullying targeted at these groups, its global safety chief said in an interview this week.<br \/>The social media company, which allows more critical commentary of public figures than of private individuals, is changing its approach on the harassment of journalists and &quot;human rights defenders,&quot; who it says are in the public eye due to their work rather than their public personas.<br \/>Facebook is under wide-ranging scrutiny from global lawmakers and regulators over its content moderation practices and harms linked to its platforms, with internal documents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/facebook-whistleblower-say-former-employer-an-urgent-threat-us-2021-10-05\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" rel=\"noopener\">leaked by a whistleblower<\/a> forming the basis for a U.S. Senate hearing last week.<br \/>How Facebook, which has about 2.8 billion monthly active users, treats public figures and content posted by or about those figures has been an area of intense debate. In recent weeks, the company&#x27;s &quot;cross check&quot; system, which the Wall Street Journal reported has the effect of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/facebook-oversight-board-seeks-clarity-review-system-high-profile-users-2021-09-21\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" rel=\"noopener\">exempting some high-profile users<\/a> from usual Facebook rules, has been in the spotlight.<br \/>A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS\/Dado Ruvic\/Illustration<br \/>Facebook also differentiates between public figures and private individuals in the protections it affords around online discussion: for instance, users are generally allowed to call for the death of a celebrity in discussions on the platform, as long as they do not tag or directly mention the celebrity. They cannot call for the death of a private individual, or now a journalist, under Facebook&#x27;s policies.<br \/>The company declined to share a list of other involuntary public figures but said they are assessed on a case-by-case basis. 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