FB Cracks Down on Christian Content, Labels It Hate Speech
May 21, 2023 20:44:33 GMT -5
Post by ExquisiteGerbil on May 21, 2023 20:44:33 GMT -5
Facebook Cracks Down on Christian Content, Labels It ‘Hate Speech’
Frank Bergman
May 21, 2023 - 12:30 pm
Facebook has provoked a widespread backlash after the social media platform deleted Christian content and labeled it “hate speech.”
The issue was highlighted by journalist Billy Hallowell, a former Blaze writer.
Hallowell, a Christian, exercised his religious freedom by posting on Facebook: “Jesus died so you could live.”
However, despite his post reflecting one of Christianity’s core beliefs, Hallowell’s post was deleted by Facebook and he was accused of spreading “hate speech” on the Big Tech platform.
Hallowell shared about this on Twitter, backed up by screenshots, and a comment stating that the incident was “very, very bizarre.”
While such attacks against constitutional rights can sometimes be written off as an “error” or a “technical issue,” this wasn’t the case.
Hallowell followed Facebook’s appeals process, assuming the “mistake” would be corrected.
It wasn’t.
Facebook’s moderators reviewed Hallowell’s post and doubled down, accusing him of spreading “hate speech.”
Hallowell posted the comment on Facebook around April 2.
He posted his Christian message around Easter time, making the statement more pertinent.
But the post quickly got flagged for allegedly violating the community hate speech policy.
He then received a warning that it could be “reviewed.”
At that point, the punishment that Facebook’s censoring machine thought fit the “crime” was to make the post invisible to anyone but the author.
After the post was reviewed by a Facebook moderator, the crackdown became more severe.
The post was deleted altogether after an “appeal.”
“Your appeal was reviewed,” claimed Facebook.
“We are unable to show content that goes against our community standards on hate speech.”
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Frank Bergman
May 21, 2023 - 12:30 pm
Facebook has provoked a widespread backlash after the social media platform deleted Christian content and labeled it “hate speech.”
The issue was highlighted by journalist Billy Hallowell, a former Blaze writer.
Hallowell, a Christian, exercised his religious freedom by posting on Facebook: “Jesus died so you could live.”
However, despite his post reflecting one of Christianity’s core beliefs, Hallowell’s post was deleted by Facebook and he was accused of spreading “hate speech” on the Big Tech platform.
Hallowell shared about this on Twitter, backed up by screenshots, and a comment stating that the incident was “very, very bizarre.”
While such attacks against constitutional rights can sometimes be written off as an “error” or a “technical issue,” this wasn’t the case.
Hallowell followed Facebook’s appeals process, assuming the “mistake” would be corrected.
It wasn’t.
Facebook’s moderators reviewed Hallowell’s post and doubled down, accusing him of spreading “hate speech.”
Hallowell posted the comment on Facebook around April 2.
He posted his Christian message around Easter time, making the statement more pertinent.
But the post quickly got flagged for allegedly violating the community hate speech policy.
He then received a warning that it could be “reviewed.”
At that point, the punishment that Facebook’s censoring machine thought fit the “crime” was to make the post invisible to anyone but the author.
After the post was reviewed by a Facebook moderator, the crackdown became more severe.
The post was deleted altogether after an “appeal.”
“Your appeal was reviewed,” claimed Facebook.
“We are unable to show content that goes against our community standards on hate speech.”
link