Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, is made up of different social networks such as Facebook, Threads and Instagram. In an announcement dated January 7, the group has unveiled new regulations and these new rules will impact members of the LGBT community as well as women and more generally minorities. Explanations.
Facebook, Instagram, Threads, … increasingly dangerous platforms
Indeed, if you are a woman or part of the LGBTQ+ community or any other minority, social platforms owned by the Meta group risk becoming very dangerous places for you. For what reason? Quite simply because the group led by Mark Zuckerberg decided to make changes to its moderation policy on social networks such as Facebook, Instagram and Threads.
The boss of Meta communicated about these new developments through a video, starting by announcing that the fact-checking system would end in the United States and would be inspired by X with a community rating system. Internet users will thus be able to provide details and clarity on the publications of other users. This decision caused concern among French diplomacy, which recalled that “freedom of expression, a fundamental right protected in France and Europe, cannot be confused with a right to virality which would authorize the dissemination of inauthentic content affecting millions of users without filter or moderation“.
Meta does less repression under the guise of freedom of expression
To achieve its objective of “getting back to the roots of free speech on Facebook and Instagram“, Zuckerberg changed the moderation. Now, hate speech against minorities will no longer be prohibited. This means that it will be possible to qualify homosexual, transgender or non-binary people as “mentally ill“or to designate them with the term “That“. In addition, an Internet user will be able to freely declare, and without having their publication deleted, that transgender peopleshould not exist“.
Meta also removes rules that prohibited insults about appearance, race, disability, religion, gender, ethnicities… Suffice to say that people from minorities risk finding themselves in danger by browsing the social platforms of Zuckerberg’s group.
These announcements from Mark Zuckerberg caused the reaction of American associations defending LGBT+ rights who consider these changes as an opportunity to “targeting LGBTQ people, women, immigrants and other marginalized groups with violence, vitriol and dehumanizing narratives“even going so far as to assert that”Meta continues to normalize anti-LGBTQ hatred for profit“.
Note that for the moment, France is not affected by these changes made by Meta.
Source: hitek.fr
