The document states that "dehumanizing" statements are still forbidden, but cites as examples of content moderators should "Allow" posts saying “Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit," “Gays are freaks," and “Mexican immigrants are trash!”
It is also worth pointing out that it now appears to be, per these materials, official Meta policy that you can say "Italians are dickheads."
Zuckerberg and Joel Kaplan both couched these changes as an attempt to allow people to freely discuss hot button policy issues, e.g. bathroom policies and trans kids on sports teams. But these examples show clearly that the company is going far, far beyond policy debates
Jan 10, 2025 01:04