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Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir

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Re: Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir

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Post by rajathagasthya »

amyjess wrote: post #8

Facebook generally has a policy prohibiting the posting of gore. If pictures of dead bodies and/or graphic wounds are being posted, it's no surprise FB would remove it.

That's not why it was removed though.

“Our Community Standards prohibit content that praises or supports terrorists, terrorist organizations or terrorism, and we remove it as soon as we’re made aware of it,” said a Facebook spokesman in India.

If you have a bunch of people praising a dead leader of a terrorist group, it should come as no surprise that Facebook or any platform will ban them.

Re: Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir

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Post by zzleeper »

triplesec wrote: post #6
ProAm wrote: post #2

Facebook is not a news site, they can censor whatever they want. They are in the advertising sales business they'll tweak their product to maximize the returns on their business.

True as this may be in legal and business terms, facebook is also by its monopoly position a de facto news source and filter and ought to be held accountable for such to public standards of transparency.

True, which means laws can be passed to enforce this. Same with tobacco antitrust, trains, water, power, etc. Of course the costs might not be really worth it..

Re: Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir

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Post by debaserab2 »

triplesec wrote: post #6
ProAm wrote: post #2

Facebook is not a news site, they can censor whatever they want. They are in the advertising sales business they'll tweak their product to maximize the returns on their business.

True as this may be in legal and business terms, facebook is also by its monopoly position a de facto news source and filter and ought to be held accountable for such to public standards of transparency.

what exactly is Facebook a monopoly of?

Re: Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir

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Post by MisterBastahrd »

debaserab2 wrote: post #23
triplesec wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

True as this may be in legal and business terms, facebook is also by its monopoly position a de facto news source and filter and ought to be held accountable for such to public standards of transparency.

what exactly is Facebook a monopoly of?

Disseminating news to luddites too lazy to move beyond facebook.

Re: Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir

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Post by gruez »

ProAm wrote: post #18
gshulegaard wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is interesting...and actually brings up interesting questions when viewed in the context of states that place protections on freedom of speech. Don't really want to start a long debate...but for me I am not sure I believe that (at least in America), Facebook "can censor whatever they want." Not that I object to this application of censorship...just I don't think Facebook has carte blanche when it comes to censor…

Why not, its a private site, freedom of speech does not pertain to Facebook.

Right, legally it's okay for facebook to censor stuff. But ethically/morally, some people do not think that's the case because they feel they're abusing their large marketshare.

Re: Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir

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Post by amyjess »

gruez wrote: post #25
ProAm wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not, its a private site, freedom of speech does not pertain to Facebook.

Right, legally it's okay for facebook to censor stuff. But ethically/morally, some people do not think that's the case because they feel they're abusing their large marketshare.

Morally, they have the right to decide who they want to associate with.

Re: Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir

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Post by ProAm »

gruez wrote: post #25
ProAm wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not, its a private site, freedom of speech does not pertain to Facebook.

Right, legally it's okay for facebook to censor stuff. But ethically/morally, some people do not think that's the case because they feel they're abusing their large marketshare.

Ethics and morals with Facebook? They have a long troubled history of dealing with both. It's a company, and companies want to make money, that's the bottom line. Of course it's censored in their best interests.

Re: Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir

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Post by lazzlazzlazz »

ProAm wrote: post #2

Facebook is not a news site, they can censor whatever they want. They are in the advertising sales business they'll tweak their product to maximize the returns on their business.

As tempting as the "profit motive explains all behavior" argument is, their policy against promoting terrorism explains this adequately.

Re: Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir

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Post by ambrood »

DixonSeider wrote: post #10

Interesting background on Kashmir: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir#1947_and_1948 Seems a plebiscite was to have taken place but did not happen. I'm guessing the majority would have voted to be part of Pakistan and not part of India. (which would have, of course, irked "minority" populations).

"The resolution recommended that in order to ensure the impartiality of the plebiscite Pakistan withdraw all tribesmen and nationals who entered the region for the purpose of fighting and that India leave only the minimum number of troops needed to keep civil order."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Counci...

Given that the primary condition for the plebiscite was never met i.e. withdrawal of all the Pakistani forces, it was never going to happen. And while Article 370 has frozen the demographics of Indian J&K in 1947, Pakistani Kashmir is now majority non-Kashmiri. Plebiscite is hardly gonna happen now.

Re: Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir

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Post by freshhawk »

squozzer wrote: post #3

Makes you wonder how FB would have handled the American Revolution.

Why wonder, "Our Community Standards prohibit content that praises or supports terrorists, terrorist organizations or terrorism, and we remove it as soon as we’re made aware of it".
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