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the girl's classmates were bullying her online, sending her hateful e-mails and text messages
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There’s no legal argument to be made against this turn away from fact-checking and towards a more freewheeling, more disinformation-laden, more confusing, more hateful and less illuminating approach.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
With Zuckerberg’s decision to rescind policies barring hateful speech, he’s made clear that distinction is worth the possibility of political clout come Inauguration Day.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
The company’s hateful conduct policy was revised as Meta ditched its existing fact-checking system for a Community Notes-style model currently found on X/Twitter.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Separate from its fact-checking program, Meta employs content moderators who review posts for violations of the company’s rules against hateful conduct, child exploitation and other offenses.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
With Zuckerberg’s decision to rescind policies barring hateful speech, he’s made clear that distinction is worth the possibility of political clout come Inauguration Day.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
The company’s hateful conduct policy was revised as Meta ditched its existing fact-checking system for a Community Notes-style model currently found on X/Twitter.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Separate from its fact-checking program, Meta employs content moderators who review posts for violations of the company’s rules against hateful conduct, child exploitation and other offenses.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Hateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hateful. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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