To Facebook ‘Death to Khamenei!’ It was recommended to allow the slogan |
Facebook Board of Supervisors of the Meta company, including its platform, on December 9 FacebookFrom “Death to Khamenei!” the decision to delete the post with the slogan cancellation did.
The company said that Iran higher This slogan, used to criticize its leader, does not violate Meta’s rules on preventing threats of violence.
The council, which is funded by Meta but is independent, said such posts read “Death to Khamenei!” – “Down with Khamenei!” should be understood as
According to Reuters news agency, the council as well as the company Meta political called for a reconsideration of the content policy and justification for allowing rhetorical threats against the heads of state.
A serious and rhetorical challenge
The Council said that the current situation in Iran social, political and in the linguistic situation the slogan “marg bar Khamenei” (“Death to Khamenei!”-ed) should be understood as “banish Khamenei”, this is not a realistic threat, but a rhetorical, political is the slogan.
It started in Iran last September with the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini protest in their actions, they really call for the overthrow of the current regime.
Reuters writes that the complicated political situation in Iran is the result of the Meta company Facebook also created difficulties in the management of the platform.
Although the company tries to prevent calls for “serious violence”, it does not want to limit freedom of expression.
Separate Congress, separate Khamenei
For example, after Russia’s aggression against Ukraine began, Meta Russia the president Vladimir Putinhas adopted a decision to temporarily allow death wish posts.
But after a few days, Reuters reported about the existence of such a permit news after giving it, the decision on exception was changed.
Meta company as well USA 6 to Congress january faced criticism for the role the Facebook platform played in preparing for the attack.
Before this attack, thousands of calls like “kill them all” spread on Facebook.
But the Control Council said that Congress 6 january threats during the attack USA in its context, it should have been taken as a concrete threat against politicians, but the slogan “Death to Khamenei” sounds like a rhetorical statement, not a concrete call in English.