The social network has accepted the recommendations of the Oversight Board after the removal of a satirical meme for hate speech
(photo: Josh Edelson / Afp / Getty Images) It will be easier to satire on Facebook, without that posts are deleted for violating the rules. The social network has decided to update its content moderation policy by adding an exception precisely for the satire. Facebook's choice comes after a recommendation from the Oversight Board - the council created to oversee decisions by the company itself - about a satirical meme the platform had removed in the past few months.It was a meme of the two buttons with Turkey that had to choose between "The Armenian genocide is a lie" and "The Armenians were terrorists who deserved it". Facebook removed the post for violating its hate speech policy, as set forth in community standards. The author of the post appealed the platform's decision, but its removal was confirmed.
The Oversight Board instead revoked Facebook's decision, demanding that the post be reinstated. Not only that, it also provided recommendations to the social network, which a few days ago it decided to accept.
Among these, the request to include the exception for satire for content that incites hatred stands out. Facebook, according to the Council, should "adopt procedures to properly moderate satirical content, taking into account their context". Furthermore, the platform must ensure that appeals based on exceptions to the legislation "are given priority to human control".
Facebook then announced that it will add information to community standards "that clarifies where we consider satire as part of our assessment of context-specific decisions." This change will allow moderation teams "to consider satire when evaluating potential hate speech violations."
This is not the first time Facebook has changed its rules in response to the Oversight Board. The company previously clarified its hate speech rules after a board recommendation and agreed to retrace some aspects of its news reporting policy. This had allowed many politicians to break his rules, spreading disinformation and violent content.
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