Jewish Group: Zuckerberg Tries to Clarify Remarks About Holocaust Deniers After Outcry

[steve2470]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/technology/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-holocaust-denial.html

Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook chief executive, said in an interview published Wednesday that he would not automatically remove denials that the Holocaust took place from the site, a remark that caused an uproar online.

Mr. Zuckerberg’s comments were made during an interview with the tech journalist Kara Swisher that was published on the site Recode. (Read the full transcript here.) Hours later, Mr. Zuckerberg tried to clarify his comments in an email to Recode.

In the interview, Mr. Zuckerberg had been discussing what content Facebook would remove from the site, and noted that in countries like Myanmar and Sri Lanka, the dissemination of hate speech can have immediate and dire consequences. Moments earlier, he had also defended his company’s decision to allow content from the conspiracy site Infowars to be distributed on Facebook.

“The principles that we have on what we remove from the service are: If it’s going to result in real harm, real physical harm, or if you’re attacking individuals, then that content shouldn’t be on the platform,” he said.

eta: Further down in the article, Zuckerberg says he is Jewish, finds Holocaust denial deeply offensive but doesn't think the HD advocates are "intentionally getting it wrong". Huh ?!

[hlthe2b]

1. Antisemitism, Hate, Misogyny, Racism, Homophobia, LIES... If anyone sees a reason NOT to avoid

Facebook now or in the future, I'd surely be curious to know. NOT ME.

[Mosby]

2. I'm ok with the free speech argument

Though he clearly puts his business before his Judaism. What bugs the hell out of me is his statement about how Holocaust deniers aren't intentionally getting it wrong. How naive can he be? It stretches credulity.

If I owned FB I would be brutal, starting with banning infowars. But then again if I owned DU, I would crack down on discussionist by dealing with all the hateful comments about people.