Facebook explicitly bans white nationalism and white separatism

The 'praise, support and representation' of both white nationalism and white separatism are to be explicitly banned on Facebook and Instagram. The new policies will be enforced as of next week. Facebook announced the change in policy as it and other social networks face increasing pressure to do more to counter hate speech. It also comes in the wake of the Christchurch, New Zealand mosque shooting, footage of which was shared on the platform. See also: Facebook stored millions of users' passwords in searchable plain text for years Pahahaha! Zuckerburg outlines his, *snort*, privacy-focused vision for Facebook and social networking… [Continue Reading]