Facebook plans to stop shielding politicians from content moderation after Donald Trump spent years posting controversial remarks before being permanently suspended in January over the Capitol riots, it has been reported.
The social media giant is set to announce the policy reversal as soon as Friday as Facebook has faced international criticism for its hands-off approach to moderating controversial posts from government officials like Trump, The Verge reported.
Sources told the outlet Facebook also plans to reveal details about its secretive policies under which strikes that can lead to suspensions are issued for breaking content rules. Facebook will reportedly tell users when they’ve been given a strike.
The company will also now disclose when a politician’s post that would violate its rules has been given a special newsworthiness exemption, The Verge reported. Facebook first unveiled policies in 2019 that allowed political leaders certain exemptions, claiming that even their false comments are newsworthy.
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