Facebook defends position on content standards after Israeli censure

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Facebook defends position on content standards after Israeli censure

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Facebook is doing its share to remove abusive content from the social network, it said on Sunday in an apparent rejection of Israeli allegations that it was uncooperative in stemming messages that might spur Palestinian violence.

Beset by a 10-month-old surge in Palestinian street attacks, Israel says that Facebook has been used to perpetuate such bloodshed and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rightist government is drafting legislation to enable it to order social media sites to remove postings deemed threatening.

Facebook defends position on content standards after Israeli censure
[By Dan Williams]
By Dan WilliamsJuly 3, 2016

By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Facebook is doing its share to remove abusive content from the social network, it said on Sunday in an apparent rejection of Israeli allegations that it was uncooperative in stemming messages that might spur Palestinian violence.

Beset by a 10-month-old surge in Palestinian street attacks, Israel says that Facebook has been used to perpetuate such bloodshed and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rightist government is drafting legislation to enable it to order social media sites to remove postings deemed threatening.

Ramping up the pressure, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan on Saturday accused Facebook of "sabotaging" Israeli police efforts by not cooperating with inquiries about potential suspects in the occupied West Bank and by "set(ting) a very high bar for removing inciteful content and posts".

Facebook did not respond directly to Erdan's criticism, but said in a statement that it conferred closely with Israel.

"We work regularly with safety organisations and policymakers around the world, including Israel, to ensure that people know how to make safe use of Facebook. There is no room for content that promotes violence, direct threats, terrorist or hate speeches on our platform," the statement said.

It appeared to place an onus on Israeli authorities, as with any other users, to flag offensive content to Facebook monitors.

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Of 74 "especially inciting and extremist posts" Israel had brought to Facebook's attention, 24 were removed, Erdan told the Yedioth Ahronoth daily, adding that jurisdiction was an issue.

"The big problem is in Judea and Samaria, because Facebook does no‎t recognise Israeli control there and is no‎t prepared to turn over information,” Erdan said, using a biblical term for the West Bank, which Israel captured in the 1967 war and where the Palestinians, with international support, seek statehood.

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked called on social media companies to curb pre-emptively content deemed by Israel to be a security threat.

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[GtHawk]

The only facebook account in my household is held by my dog, so I can look into a breed relevant site. I would never allow my personal information to be controlled by a someone as diametrically opposed to my view points as the amoral owner of facebook. I don't understand the need for it, can't you just send an email to multiple parties to share your information without facebook? Is it the ridiculous need for lonely souls to have people they have never met "friend" them and share the boring minutiae of their lives? How many times have people made poor choices in facebook posts to have it come back and bite them in a job application?

[WAC]

The only facebook account in my household is held by my dog, so I can look into a breed relevant site. I would never allow my personal information to be controlled by a someone as diametrically opposed to my view points as the amoral owner of facebook. I don't understand the need for it, can't you just send an email to multiple parties to share your information without facebook? Is it the ridiculous need for lonely souls to have people they have never met "friend" them and share the boring minutiae of their lives? How many times have people made poor choices in facebook posts to have it come back and bite them in a job application?

I soooo agree. My brother asked I sign up a couple years ago so we could "gather" with like minds etc.  I simply wasn't interested for the reasons you listed above...... Also I'm a one site poster.... Use to be FR....now I'm here. I 'view' other social media like twitter when an event is happening....but never post. ....This is plenty for me, especially since there's such a wide variety of areas to post on.

[Free Vulcan]

My facebook page is pretty bland. Not much for them to grab on to. Kinda like hiding in plain sight.

[EC]

I don't have a facebook. My main writing nom de plume does though - use it for keeping in touch with a bunch of authors and editors. When I can be bothered to log in, anyway.