Facebook, Which Blocked Trump’s Account, to Remove Exceptions for Politicians

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] Facebook plans to abolish its policy of easing regulations on content and advertisements posted by politicians, according to major foreign media including The Verge on the 3rd (local time).

According to reports, Facebook will eliminate the exemption rule that exempts fact-checking for posts made by politicians and is expected to announce this plan on the 4th.

Until now, Facebook has exempted content and advertisements posted by politicians from fact-checking, and even if these posts violated its regulations, it did not sanction them if it judged that they had news value and served the public interest.

This move comes after Facebook’s independent Oversight Board recently ruled that the indefinite suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump's account, which was suspended following the U.S. Capitol riot earlier this year, was "not appropriate."

The Facebook Oversight Board requested that responses consistent with the rules applied to general users be prepared.

Typically, Facebook’s punishment policies are limited to three types: deletion of specific content, temporary suspension of accounts, and permanent suspension of accounts, and the indefinite suspension applied to former President Trump is not included in these.

The Oversight Board also recommended that in cases where swift action is necessary to prevent serious harm, news value should not be prioritized.

Additionally, it ordered that the process of determining whether specific posts have news value should be disclosed more transparently to users.

Facebook has not issued a separate statement regarding The Verge’s report that it plans to eliminate the exemption rule applied to politicians.

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