UPDATE: Facebook has deleted its new policy that allowed violent threats against “dangerous individuals” after a backlash. “Dangerous individuals” included anyone Facebook didn’t like.
Facebook has issued a new policy update saying it’s acceptable to post death threats and incite violence against me, despite this being a crime in the United Kingdom.
No, I’m not joking.
A Community Standards update published by Facebook states (emphasis mine); “Do not post: Threats that could lead to death (and other forms of high-severity violence) of any target(s) where threat is defined as any of the following:
Statements of intent to commit high-severity violence; or
Calls for high-severity violence (unless the target is an organization or individual covered in the Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy)….”
Back in May, Facebook and Instagram banned me under the justification that I was a “dangerous individual”. They provided no evidence whatsoever that I had behaved in a “dangerous” manner or violated any of their policies.
Facebook has designated me a “dangerous individual” and now says it’s acceptable for its users to issue death threats against me.
This is a crime in the United Kingdom under the 1988 Malicious Communications Act which states, “Any person who sends to another person a letter, electronic communication or article of any description which conveys….a threat….is guilty of an offence.”
The largest social media company in the world with over 2 billion users literally says its fine to incite violence against me, despite this being illegal.
They are painting a target on my back.
Innumerable individuals have already sent death threats to me via Facebook. Just a small sample appear below.
People ask me if I report death threats. No, otherwise I'd have time for very little else. pic.twitter.com/3ipGqHUxXd
Two months ago, via my lawyers, I filed a Subject Access Request demanding Facebook turn over all information relating to me. Facebook has yet to respond to this request, despite it being a legal requirement to respond within 30 days.
If and when Facebook ever responds to this legal demand, the next step will be to begin litigation proceedings.
The fact that Facebook has literally said it’s OK to incite violence against me is going to be a very interesting potential addition to those proceedings.
Candace Owens is suing Facebook ‘fact checkers’ for falsely labeling her posts as fake news, which caused her entire account to be demonetized.
She has a strong case which exposes the ‘fact checkers’ for precisely what they are – parasitical left-wing front groups that exist solely to censor dissident content.
Students at Manchester University have demanded that the word “black” when used as a negative expression such as the word “blackmail” should be banned because it is “divisive.”
Yes, really.
The complaint was prompted by a university study surround issues affecting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff and faculty.
Citing concerns of black people, the report noted that there were “linguistic concerns about Black being associated with negative expressions” such as “blackmail” and “black sheep.”
After the report labeled the use of words which included “black” and “divisive and not inclusive,” the university’s student union demanded that “any other use of the word âblackâ as an adjective to express negative connotations” should be banned in research papers, lecture slides, and books published by professors.
Students claimed that such words were based on a “colonial history” and should be abolished in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.
However, Lexicographer Jonathon Green pointed out that such claims were completely erroneous given that the background environment of “identity politics” “simply wasnât there at the moment of coinage.”
As in America, many students have been indoctrinated to believe that one of the primary purposes for going to university is to lobby for speech and words to be banned.
Back in September, Bristol University announced that it would crack down on “diet culture and fatphobia” language so as not to offend obese people and those with eating disorder.
Twitter To Warn Users When They Like A ‘Misleading’ Post
Platform refers to rampant politicised censorship as âpromptsâ
Published
3 weeks ago
on
25 November, 2020
Steve Watson
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Not content with its current level of censorship, Twitter is upping its game once again, announcing a new policy where users will be issued with a warning if they ‘like’ a tweet that has been deemed to contain ‘misinformation’ by the tech overlords.
âGiving context on why a labeled Tweet is misleading under our election, COVID-19, and synthetic and manipulated media rules is vital,â a post read.
Twitter stated that its censorship âpromptsâ have âhelped decrease Quote Tweets of misleading information by 29%.â
Giving context on why a labeled Tweet is misleading under our election, COVID-19, and synthetic and manipulated media rules is vital.
These prompts helped decrease Quote Tweets of misleading information by 29% so we're expanding them to show when you tap to like a labeled Tweet. pic.twitter.com/WTK164nMfZ
The platform further announced that it is âexpanding them to show when you tap to like a labeled Tweet.â
Twitter then gave an example of a ‘misleading’ statement that would lead to a warning if anyone likes it.
âMail in votes will be harder to count and track, leading to unreliable resultsâ the example read.
The example was highlighted with the ‘prompt’ Â âThis is disputed,â and âHelp keep Twitter a place for reliable info. Find out more before sharing.â
The example gives a clear indication of exactly who Twitter is targeting with the new censorship policy.
The company which has actively censored President Trumpâs posts while blocking news regarding Joe Bidenâs potentially disqualifying dodgy business dealings, also recently announced that it will reset the @POTUS account on inauguration day, deleting Trumpâs tweets.
Twitter also announced that its representatives will be meeting with members of Bidenâs âtransition teamâ in the coming weeks to discuss the hand over of the @POTUS handle.