It was heartwarming to see myself reached the campsite of the most active volcano in the Philippines, the Mt. Mayon. The idea of taking myself a solo picture in the middle of the tall grasses, which are swaying by the strong winds makes me remind life, that no matter what happen, just sway with the wind and continue enjoying life. Photo by Bill Ringer on Unsplash [Download]
Facebook bans Holocaust denial amid rise in anti-Semitism and alarming level of ignorance
Researchers used a popular keyword used by Holocaust deniers to uncover 28 Facebook groups and eight pages that had almost 370,000 followers in total.
But with rising anti-Semitism, we're expanding our policy to prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust as well.
Facebook says that it has worked with a number of groups fighting antisemitism, including the World Jewish Congress and the American Jewish Committee, the Community Security Trust, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
During the coronavirus pandemic, an increase in antisemitic incidents have been reported online as coronavirus caused old tropes to be repackaged, according to a report from the Community Security Trust.
Mr Zuckerberg had said that posts that are false will be downgraded in the algorithm if they are spotted by Facebooks fact checkers, and users would be banned entirely if they advocated violence against a particular group.
The social media site removed 1,500 accounts and groups relating to QAnon conspiracy theories that discussed violence, and which has also been used to promote antisemitism.
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