Facebook’s CEO and founder had previously said he was worried labeling content might lead to editorializing by the company.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said the company will begin labeling posts that violate its policies, but are newsworthy— a significant climb down for the social media giant as it faces criticism from civil rights groups and advertisers for its handling of misinformation and hateful content.... [+]The policy doesn’t apply to posts that incite violence or encourage voter suppression, which Facebook takes down.
Labeling content is an approach developed recently by Twitter, which has flagged President Donald Trump’s tweets for “glorifying violence” or including “manipulated media.” Zuckerberg previously had insisted that putting a warning or label on posts would be inappropriate, saying earlier this month it “has a risk of leading us to editorialize on content we don't like.”"We're still going to allow people to share this content in order to condemn it, just like we do with other problematic content because this is an important part of how we discuss what is acceptable in our society.
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