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Facebook’s New Initiative Silences Users?

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 10:27
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Facebook is being accused of limiting free speech with its new initiative. The Initiative for Civil Courage Online was launched at the beginning of the year with the hopes of removing hate speech and censoring anyone who promotes it on the social media platform. According to the new action, any “xenophobia” laced comments or posts which are deemed racist will be removed. The new initiative is causing a mass exodus of Americans who want their voices heard and refuse to be subjected to “biased” censorship.

Those who oppose the initiative which is mainly focused on Germany fear it will soon cross over to the USA. In Germany, the spread of hate speech has been a huge problem on the site as the country struggles to cope with the influx of refugees. Facebook users in that area have … click HERE to continue reading

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