Facebook could stop special measures for politicians to 'do not delete posts if they violate policy'

The Verge, an IT news site, reports that Facebook plans to stop special measures to prevent content posted by politicians from being deleted even if it violates the content policy. Facebook's decision was made after receiving a recommendation from a third party from the indefinite suspension of Trump's account.

Facebook to end special treatment for politicians after Trump ban --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/3/22474738/facebook-ending-political-figure-exemption-moderation-policy

Facebook will end special treatment for politicians after Trump ban --report | Facebook | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jun/03/facebook-content-moderation-trump-ban

On Facebook, posts that violate the content policy are usually subject to deletion. However, politicians and election candidates' statements that are 'reportable' were not subject to disposition, even if they violated the policy as a special measure, although they were labeled.

Regarding special measures for politicians, in June 2020, CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook that 'in many cases it is in the public interest to see politicians' speeches, and news media reports on politicians' remarks. Like, people generally think that they should be able to see what politicians say on Facebook for themselves. ' However, Zuckerberg has stated that he will not exempt content that incites violence or suppresses voting by press value.


'The private sector that runs social media shouldn't be the true deciding factor,' Zuckerberg said after Twitter labeled President Trump's tweet as 'check if it's true.' The idea is clarified.

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Meanwhile, in January 2021, former President Donald Trump, who fueled his supporters in the Capitol invasion case , was suspended from Facebook for an indefinite period of time. For this measure, which is a third-party organization to review and recommendations such as the revision of the appeal and community policy of SNS Facebook Supervisory Committee in May 2021 that 'Trump before to support the account indefinitely stop of the president' statement Was announced.

Facebook's Independent Auditing Body Supports Former President Trump's Account Suspension Indefinitely-GIGAZINE

In this statement, the Facebook Oversight Board said, 'The Commission does not necessarily find it beneficial to make a clear distinction between political leaders and other influential users.' 'All uses Should apply the same rules to those who are asked to respond by June 5, 2021.

According to The Verge, Facebook will announce the abolition of special measures for politicians by Friday, June 4. At the same time, the flow and system for disposing of accounts that violate the content policy will be revealed.