Thread by @LaFleurDelSur

Short THREAD:
This article addresses the recent (19 Aug 2020) #Facebook policy change:

"An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence"
about.fb.com/news/2020/08/a…

https://twitter.com/spikedonline/status/1300901272946696192

On the face of things, most people would agree that it is better not to allow the glorification &/or encouragement of violence.

But where does the real celebration - nay glorification - of violence come from?

[HINT: think Hollywood, online "games", the military ... ]

Then there is the issue of why violence is shown at all on our screens.

To CELEBRATE violence - almost as art form?

Or to EXPOSE the violence of states (& those they employ) - done in our names?

Here is a Case Study from another social media platform:

twitter.com/i/events/11635…

Here is another example of CELEBRATING violence - indeed TRAINING participants in its use (eg the military uses such games as gateways for identifying adepts who might command drones).

If you are not playing such games, your kids might be.

eveonline.com