A coalition of more than
70 civil rights groups has urged Facebook to be clearer about the content it
removes. In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, the group accused the social network
of "disproportionate censorship of Facebook users of colour".
The coalition wants the
site to specify which rule a deleted post has broken, and provide an appeal
process. Facebook has previously responded to a letter submitted by the group,
but has not yet replied to the latest one.
The social network
sometimes removes content that has been reported or flagged by members, if it
is judged to have broken the website's guidelines. But the coalition argued
that the moderation was "racially biased".
"Activists in the
Movement for Black Lives have routinely reported the takedown of images
discussing racism and during protests, with the justification that it violates
Facebook's community standards," the coalition wrote. "At the same
time, harassment and threats directed at activists based on their race,
religion, and sexual orientation is thriving on Facebook.
"Your recent
response indicates you are adequately addressing the problem. We
disagree." The social network has faced a variety of complaints over
perceived censorship of content such as political views, nudity and historical
photographs.
The coalition behind the
letter includes organisations such as the American Civil Liberties Union, Color
of Change, and the Center for Media Justice.
It said it wanted
Facebook to:provide a process that
allowed members to appeal when a post was removed by a Facebook moderator give
members a specific explanation of which rules or guidelines had been broken
when a post was removed train moderators to better understand and avoid
discrimination publish a public report about the number of posts removed by
Facebook, and what percentage of them were classed as hate speech
In a statement, Facebook
said: "We have received the letter and are reviewing it."
Source: BBC
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