Comment

Comment on Meta to broaden hate speech policy to remove more posts targeting 'Zionists'

Isn’t it incredibly dangerous to ban “Zionist” only because it’s misused? It can be used to legitimately describe people who have a vested interest in Isreal occupying Palestine. I understand it’s used as a slur, but banning otherwise normal words will make the discourse much more difficult.

source

Sort:hotnew top

gedaliyah@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Who said anything about banning it? You can read the full statement here. As I said, this is about bigots co-opting the word to say bigoted shit, taking into account the nuance of how a word can be used or misused. Literally no one other than propagandists are talking about Meta “banning” the word.

We do not allow content that attacks people on the basis of protected characteristics such as nationality, race, or religion, among others. We do allow people to criticize adherents of political affiliations and ideologies.

source
- tjsauce@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  My apologies, I did not read the article on the assumption Meta would choose the irresponsible option. The article was surprisingly nuanced, and I hope the enforcement of Meta’s policies are equally nuanced.
  
  source
  - gedaliyah@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yes, let’s hope so!
    
    source