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8 Jul: WaPo: Facebook’s own civil rights auditors say its policy decisions are a ‘tremendous setback’
They faulted the social network for making choices that undermine civil rights progress
By Elizabeth Dwoskin and Cat Zakrzewski
The report criticized Facebook’s choice to leave several posts by President Trump untouched, including three in May that the auditors said “clearly violated” the company’s policies prohibiting voter suppression, hate speech and incitement of violence. The report also found that Facebook provides a forum for white supremacy and white nationalism...
“When you put free expression on top of every other consideration, I think civil rights considerations take more of a back seat,” said Laura Murphy, a civil rights lawyer and independent consultant who led the two-year audit. Murphy worked with a team from civil rights law firm Relman Colfax, led by partner Megan Cacace...
Facebook’s counterparts in Silicon Valley — including Snapchat, Reddit and Twitch — are taking a tougher tack when policing Trump and his most extreme supporters...
The report comes on the heels of a meeting Facebook held with the organizers of a fast-growing boycott of over 1,000 advertisers, who have several demands of Facebook, including hiring a top-level executive who will ensure the global platform does not fuel racism and radicalization...
On Wednesday the company said it had taken down accounts tied to longtime Trump friend and former campaign adviser Roger Stone...
The company (FACEBOOK) is also funding an independent external oversight board, which will be able to make decisions about whether content should be removed from Facebook and play a key role in setting precedent about content policy at Facebook. The board is expected to launch this summer.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/08/facebook-civil-rights-audit/