Fb guarantees to not forestall politicians’ lies & hate

Fb confirms it received’t fact-check politicians’ speech or block their content material if it’s newsworthy even supposing it violates the web site’s hatespeech regulations or different insurance policies. This cementing of its coverage comes from Fb’s head of world coverage and conversation Nick Clegg …
Facebook confirms it won’t fact-check politicians’ speech or block their content if it’s newsworthy even if it violates the site’s hatespeech rules or other policies. This cementing of its policy comes from Facebook’s head of global policy and communication Nick Clegg …Original article
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