Typically have it off for levy a fair stage of censoring over NSFW content , Facebook announced today a more lenient posture on the issue . The # freethenipple is likely to finally get what it ’s been after .
In a statementon behalf of the societal connection , Joel Kaplan , VP Global Public Policy , and Justin Osofsky , VP Global Operations & Media Partnerships , mark that a pronounced change to Facebook ’s Community Standards is impending . Content commonly considered too prurient or unfitting will be subjected to less censorship if determine newsworthy or relevant to the public interest , the two administrator said .
“ In the workweek in front , we ’re going to begin tolerate more item that hoi polloi find newsworthy , significant , or important to the public interest — even if they might otherwise ravish our standards . ”
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This will be achieve through “ new tools and glide slope to enforcement , ” that at last will “ allow more double and stories without posing safety risks or evince graphic image to small fry and others who do not want to see them . ”
Facebook hopes to continue “ working close with expert , publishers , journalists , photographers , law enforcement officials and safety counsel about how to do better when it comes to the form of item we allow . ”
It ’s a sudden turn from the company , which brings to the fore recent disputation concerning censored particular that roused backlash from user . One of which happened only yesterday , when the company face sharp criticism forcensoring an revive breast cancer sentience videofor featuring animated cartoon renderings of breasts .
The alteration in Community Standards also come on the heel of another big party annunciation : a host of new features that intend todominate user ’s societal lives .
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