Facebook Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Hate speech ==== In October 2020, [[Pakistani]] Prime Minister [[Imran Khan]] urged [[Mark Zuckerberg]], through a letter posted on government's [[Twitter]] account, to ban [[Islamophobic]] content on Facebook, warning that it encouraged [[extremism]] and violence.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-facebook/pakistani-pm-asks-facebook-ceo-to-ban-islamophobic-content-idUSKBN27A0UK?rpc=401&|title=Pakistani PM asks Facebook CEO to ban Islamophobic content|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Reuters|date=October 25, 2020}}</ref> In October 2020, the company announced that it would ban [[Holocaust denial]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Grenoble|first=Ryan|date=October 12, 2020|title=Facebook Decides Holocaust Denial Content Is Bad, Actually|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/facebook-ban-holocaust-denials_n_5f8478dec5b62f97bac625c3|access-date=October 12, 2020|website=HuffPost|language=en}}</ref> In October 2022, [[Media Matters for America]] published a report that Facebook and Instagram were still profiting off advertisements using the slur "[[LGBT grooming conspiracy theory|groomer]]" for [[LGBT]] people.<ref name="carter_20221013">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/facebook/meta-still-profiting-ads-use-anti-lgbtq-groomer-slur-despite-platforms-ban |title=Meta is still profiting off ads that use the anti-LGBTQ 'groomer' slur, despite the platform's ban |website=Media Matters |last1=Carter |first1=Camden |date=October 13, 2022 |access-date=October 22, 2022}}</ref> The article reported that Meta had previously confirmed that the use of this word for the LGBT community violates its hate speech policies.<ref name="carter_20221013"/> The story was subsequently picked up by other news outlets such as the ''[[New York Daily News]]'', ''[[PinkNews]]'', and ''[[LGBTQ Nation]]''.<ref name="assuncao_20221014">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-facebook-meta-media-matters-profit-anti-lgbtq-slur-groomers-ads-despite-ban-20221014-l5gpzfozjbaq5hpbst66bzkq3e-story.html |title=Facebook parent company Meta still cashing in on ads using anti-LGBTQ slur 'groomers' despite platform's ban: report |website=New York Daily News |last1=Assunção |first1=Muri |date=October 14, 2022 |access-date=October 22, 2022}}</ref><ref name="wakefield_20221014">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/14/meta-facebook-advert-profit-groomer-slur-rhetoric/ |title=Facebook has made thousands from hateful 'groomer' adverts in 2022 |website=PinkNews |last1=Wakefield |first1=Lily |date=October 14, 2022 |access-date=October 22, 2022}}</ref><ref name="villarreal_20221014">{{Cite web |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/10/facebook-instagram-making-money-off-ads-calling-lgbtq-people-groomers-despite-policy/ |title=Facebook & Instagram are making money off ads calling LGBTQ people 'groomers' despite policy |website=LGBTQ Nation |last1=Villarreal |first1=Daniel |date=October 14, 2022 |access-date=October 22, 2022}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page