Facebook bans rapper Lil B for 'hate speech' posts
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lil B is known for espousing greater tolerance and positivity among racesUS rapper Lil B, known for his outspoken views on social media, is facing a 30-day block under Facebook's hate speech policies. Facebook told some of his posts violated its policies on hate speech. I do not live in fear I do not want a gun - Lil B." Facebook isn't commenting on the current suspension however the BBC understands which the rapper is alleged to have violated its hate speech policies a number of times. In an interview with tech site Motherboard, a Facebook spokeswoman defended its decision telling which the site's hate speech policies apply equally to all races and are "race-neutral".
Facebook bans rapper Lil B for "hate speech"
furthermore (Photo: Getty Images for Coachella, Frazer Harrison)According to a report from Vice's Motherboard, rapper Lil B—a.k.a. TheBasedGod—has been temporarily banned from Facebook for violating the site's policies on hate speech, with the offending posts quickly being removed with Facebook. On Twitter, Lil B explained which he was for "talking about white people," and the Motherboard post notes which a number of black activists have too soon been banned for making statements about white people on Facebook. Now, after some predictable backlash to the ban, Lil B has shared the posts in question:Facebook is too commenting on the block now, explaining which it going to final for month and which it comes from "at least 5 violations" of the site's policies (though Lil B tells he was only notified of two). The spokesperson told which she would Must run specific posts with the society operations team, however she expected which a lot of seemingly racist content on Facebook isn't obvious sufficient to be flagged.
Facebook bans rapper Lil B for 'hate speech' posts
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lil B is known for espousing greater tolerance and positivity among racesUS rapper Lil B, known for his outspoken views on social media, is facing a 30-day block under Facebook's hate speech policies. Facebook told some of his posts violated its policies on hate speech. I do not live in fear I do not want a gun - Lil B." Facebook isn't commenting on the current suspension however the BBC understands which the rapper is alleged to have violated its hate speech policies a number of times. In an interview with tech site Motherboard, a Facebook spokeswoman defended its decision telling which the site's hate speech policies apply equally to all races and are "race-neutral".
according to (Photo: Getty Images for Coachella, Frazer Harrison)According to a report from Vice's Motherboard, rapper Lil B—a.k.a. TheBasedGod—has been temporarily banned from Facebook for violating the site's policies on hate speech, with the offending posts quickly being removed with Facebook. On Twitter, Lil B explained which he was for "talking about white people," and the Motherboard post notes which a number of black activists have too soon been banned for making statements about white people on Facebook. Now, after some predictable backlash to the ban, Lil B has shared the posts in question:Facebook is too commenting on the block now, explaining which it going to final for month and which it comes from "at least 5 violations" of the site's policies (though Lil B tells he was only notified of two). The spokesperson told which she would Must run specific posts with the society operations team, however she expected which a lot of seemingly racist content on Facebook isn't obvious sufficient to be flagged.
Facebook bans rapper Lil B for "hate speech"
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