Despite these changes, Meta maintains prohibitions on Holocaust denials, Blackface, and certain antisemitic insinuations. The company continues to protect migrants, immigrants, and asylum-seekers from severe attacks and bans dehumanizing language against them. While Meta has removed a sentence about hateful speech promoting offline violence, it still prohibits content that could incite imminent violence. The updates reflect a shift towards allowing more controversial discourse while preserving some longstanding restrictions.
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- Meta is removing restrictions on speech about immigration, gender identity, and gender, aligning its policies more closely with mainstream discourse.
- The company has updated its Hateful Conduct policy to allow certain allegations of mental illness based on gender or sexual orientation, citing political and religious discourse.
- Meta has removed language prohibiting content targeting people based on protected characteristics when combined with claims about spreading the coronavirus.
- Despite changes, Meta maintains prohibitions on Holocaust denials, Blackface, and certain xenophobic remarks, while preserving protections for migrants and other groups.