Facebook to start allowing "newsworthy" graphic contentOctober 24, 2016 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Facebook is going to start allowing more graphic content on its site as long as it's considered "newsworthy" – but it looks like some of their staff might have a problem with that, Digital Spy said. The powers that be over at Facebook announced on Friday (October 21) their aims to allow content potentially considered offensive or graphic on your newsfeed, but only if it's deemed "newsworthy" or of public interest. In a blog post, the site's Joel Kaplan (Vice President of global public policy) and Justin Osofsky (Vice President of global operations) wrote: "Observing global standards for our community is complex. "Whether an image is newsworthy or historically significant is highly subjective. Images of nudity or violence that are acceptable in one part of the world may be offensive — or even illegal — in another. "In the weeks ahead, we're going to begin allowing more items that people find newsworthy, significant, or important to the public interest — even if they might otherwise violate our standards." By working with the Facebook community, they added they planned "to allow more images and stories without posing safety risks or showing graphic images to minors and others who do not want to see them." This decision (ironically) comes after The Wall Street Journal's claims that certain Facebook employees were pushing for the removal of some of Donald Trump's social media posts. A number of posts by the US presidential candidate have featured anti-Muslim rhetoric, which some staff believed should be removed due to their violation of the site's rules on hate speech. According to the WSJ, Mark Zuckerberg himself made the decision to keep Trump's content, arguing that it would be inappropriate to censor the candidate. Facebook's decision also follows recent controversy over the social network's baffling removal of a video aimed at promoting breast cancer awareness, despite not even including footage of actual naked breasts. Photo: Reuters Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |