A freelance journalist in Vietnam w/ 150,000 followers & a verified Facebook account realized all his posts about a high-profile death penalty case had vanished with no notification
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
“Imagine if you spent years & years growing your Facebook account, but then in one easy act, Facebook just erases all your work"
Facebook has blocked every post a pro-democracy activist has tried to post about Communist Party, with no option to appeal
Facebook has blocked every post a pro-democracy activist has tried to post about Communist Party, with no option to appeal
More background in this LA Times article:
latimes.com/world-nation/s…
latimes.com/world-nation/s…
"Facebook controls more than 40% of Vietnam’s $760-million digital advertising market despite having no office or full-time employees in the country."
This is so much power & influence to have in a country, with no local offices or local employees.
This is so much power & influence to have in a country, with no local offices or local employees.
Santa Clara Principles for content moderation developed by experts @ubiquity75 @sarahbmyers @IEthics & others call for companies to notify users about removal/suspension and to provide meaningful opportunity for timely appeal
https://twitter.com/math_rachel/status/1329222845650538496?s=20
It is unhelpful to frame these issues as primarily about individual choice or to suggest that it's "simple" for everyone to quit FB. In many countries, FB holds an outsized place in internet & media landscape. In some countries, FB is even considered synonymous with the internet
More background on countries in which Facebook is considered synonymous with the internet by many users
qz.com/333313/milliio…
qz.com/333313/milliio…
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