Meta updates guidelines, allowing harmful associations and holding users responsible for offensive content.
A, the company responsible for platforms such as, and Threadsrecently released the Portuguese version of its new community guidelines. These guidelines bring significant changes to the rules of conduct, allowing users to make associations between transsexuality and homosexuality with mental illnesses. This update was made after the CEO announced changes to content moderation. The new guidelines allow speeches that use specific terminology about minorities to be broadcast, but also create an environment conducive to discriminatory statements. Examples include the notion that women should not hold positions in military areas or that men cannot teach mathematics because they are men or their sexual orientation.
For those who feel offended by content considered pejorative, the situation becomes more complicated. The responsibility for removing discriminatory posts will fall to users, who will need to appeal to the court system, as social networks cannot be held responsible for violations unless there is a court order. In addition to these changes, Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Meta will no longer rely on fact-checking carried out by third parties. The new approach will allow users themselves to make assessments about the veracity of the information, which can impact the quality of content available on the platforms.
Published by Sarah Paula
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