Anti-Zwarte Piet campaigners welcome Facebook's ban on blackface

Facebook’s decision to ban content that includes ‘implicit hate speech’ like blackface or anti-Semitic stereotypes, has been welcomed by groups campaigning against Zwarte Piet in the Netherlands but criticised by others who claim the move goes against freedom of speech. Facebook, and subsidiary Instagram, will now remove content which shows ‘clear blackface makeup’ and ‘stereotypes about Jewish people controlling the world’, Guy Rosen, the company’s VP Integrity, said in a policy update on Tuesday. However, the platform’s moderators will not... More >