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Facebook Freedom of Speech Debate Pops Up Yet Again
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unwittingly started a freedom of speech debate over the weekend after posting a message of support for the unity march held in France following the Charlie Hebdo and other attacks in Paris last week.
His post, pictured above, received a myriad of comments, including a complaint about the removal of a post by Pakistani actor Hamza Ali Abbasi. Abbasi’s post criticized how the west defines “freedom of expression.”
It was screenshotted and provided for Zuckerberg to see.
Zuckerberg quickly responded to the comment saying the post was likely removed in error. He also tagged Facebook vice-president Justin Osofsky and asked him to look into it.
Osofsky responded some time later indicating that removal of the post was indeed a mistake and indicated Abbasi should feel free to re-post the comment.
The exchange brought about hundreds of replies with people on both sides of the freedom of speech debate.
Zuckerberg, in a Jan. 9 post to his wall promised to ensure his social network would always be a forum for freedom of speech.
This post was also praised and criticized — a sure sign that the freedom of speech debate will continue to be an issue for Facebook in the future.
What do you think? Are people in general unreasonable about their freedom of speech rights on Facebook or is the social network at fault?
Post from: SiteProNews: Webmaster News & Resources
Facebook Freedom of Speech Debate Pops Up Yet Again
Jennifer Cowan is the Managing Editor for SiteProNews.
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Source: http://www.sitepronews.com/2015/01/12/facebook-freedom-speech-debate-pops-yet/
