Facebook to Allow More ‘Newsworthy’ Posts That May Violate Community Standards

The good news for Facebook is that should start seeing fewer complaints about posts it decided to censor. The bad news for Facebook is that it will likely start seeing more complaints about posts it didn’t censor.

The good news for Facebook is that should start seeing fewer complaints about posts it decided to censor. The bad news for Facebook is that it will likely start seeing more complaints about posts it didn’t censor.

Vice president of global public policy Joel Kaplan and vp of global operations and media partnerships Justin Osofsky announced in a Newsroom post Friday that the social network will allow more “newsworthy” items that violate its community standards to remain live.

Facebook has caught heat in recent weeks for censoring posts, and while this move may ease pressure on that front, it will likely lead to more heat from users who object to posts that would have otherwise been removed.

Kaplan and Osofsky wrote:

In recent weeks, we have gotten continued feedback from our community and partners about our community standards and the kinds of images and stories permitted on Facebook.

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