From Fake News to Censored Posts: Facebook Backlash Over China Suppression Tool
SputnikNews.com
23.11.2016
Facebook is under fire after it was revealed that the social media giant has quietly developed a censorship tool that could persuade China to allow Facebook to re-enter the country. It comes shortly after multiple allegations that Facebook is not doing enough to suppress fake news in regions of the world where it is already free to operate.
Facebook is the world’s biggest social media network, and China the world’s second largest economy, with a population of almost 1.4 billion. So, the stake’s are high.
Facebook is seeking to overturn a decision by Beijing seven years ago, to ban the company from operating within the country.
It seems that key to this attempt is a demand by the Chinese authorities that Facebook sticks to state censorship priorities. China’s Internet legislation requires all websites to filter search results and social media to block dissident posts and conversations. Those that refuse are blocked.
The New York Times has reported that Facebook has acquiesced and has developed software, which suppresses specific posts from appearing in people’s news feeds in different world regions.
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