Holocaust Denial
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The Hitler Shield: Mocking the Dead at Facebook
Facebook is sliding into moral decay. I would say slowly, but the pace of detrimental change appears to be increasing. The change between 2008 and today is truly shocking; the more facebook grows, the less regard it appears to have for other or for society as a whole. In 2008 Facebook’s terms of service included…
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Charge: Facebook Pages Spew Hate
Is there anything Facebook has determined to be sufficiently offensive that it will be removed? There is no scientific equation to determine what is hatred, but a Facebook picture of a smiling Anne Frank surrounded by the caption, “What’s that burning? Oh it’s my family” is an easy one. So is a Facebook picture of…
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Facebook sanctions Antisemitic content
The social media platform Facebook is in now eight and a half years old. For over half that time I have been researching and writing about Facebook’s potential to spread antisemitism and other forms of hate. I warned of the potential danger in my first Jerusalem Post op-ed back in 2008. Sincethen various incidents have arisen, and when Facebook went public I dared to hope this…
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OHPI Start Petition to Facebook
This is the text of OHPI’s petition to Facebook demanding that they stop rejecting complaints of Online Hate. This follows our report on this issue. Stop allowing Hate Speech on Facebook; stop ignoring the terms of service! Facebook is failing to live up to its obligations under its terms of service. It is failing to…
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Facebook Fails Review
(Updated 14 September 2012) OHPI recently reported a number of antisemitic images to Facebook using the regular reporting facility available to all users. Every one of our reports was swiftly reviewed and swiftly rejected. Formal complaints in Australia have let to some of the hateful content being blocked to Australian users, however, the content remains…