Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com,
Over the last couple of years major social media, news and video platforms have been actively engaged in the censorship of what they believe to be fake news and information. Often spearheaded by third-party review organizations known to have biased views, there have been countless examples of unpopular speech and commentary that has seen its distribution suppressed or outright banned.
While there is most certainly a human element involved in the review and flagging of information, mega Silicon Valley conglomerates have also implemented automated systems to identify potentially hateful and repulsive content.
To give you an idea of the kind of automation in play and what words and ideas are being identified as running contrary to the principles of media aggregators and distributors, consider that Facebook recently banned America’s founding document from being posted.
Since June 24, the Liberty County Vindicator of Liberty County, Texas, has been sharing daily excerpts from the declaration in the run up to July Fourth. The idea was to encourage historical literacy among the Vindicator‘s readers.
The first nine such posts of the project went up without incident.
“But part 10,” writesVindicator managing editor Casey Stinnett, “did not appear. Instead, The Vindicator received a notice from Facebook saying that the post ‘goes against our standards on hate speech.’”
The post in question contained paragraphs 27 through 31 of the Declaration of Independence, the grievance section of the document wherein the put-upon colonists detail all the irreconcilable differences they have with King George III.
Stinnett says that he cannot be sure which exact grievance ran afoul of Facebook’s policy, but he assumes that it’s paragraph 31, which excoriates the King for inciting “domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages.”
The removal of the post was an automated action, and Stinnett sent a “feedback message” to Facebook with the hopes of reaching a human being who could then exempt the Declaration of Independence from its hate speech restrictions.
Source: Reason.com
The Vindicator took a screenshot of the post’s removal:
According to the Vindicator, the post was eventually restored after it was manually reviewed.
SUCKYBERG IS JUST A PATHETIC UNEDUCATED NERD, AN IDIOT. — WHO ELSE WOULD BAN THE — Declaration Of Independence As “Hate Speech” — HAVING MONEY DOESN’T MAKE YOU COOL — THIS IS AN INSECURE JEWISH BOY WHO WANTS TO DOMINATE – A BOY WHO WOULDN’T TAKE A STRONG JEWISH WOMAN TO MARRY — NOT IN JEWISH HEAVEN NEW YORK CITY OR THE WHOLE WORLD. — ENDS UP MARRYING THE SECOND MOST SUBSERVIENT WOMAN IN THE WORLD THE ORIENTAL WOMAN, — SUCKYBOY SHOULD HAVE CHOSEN A MUSLIM WOMAN THE MOST SUBSERVIENT WOMAN ONE WHO HE COULD BEAT
Libtards determining what hate speech is???
THAT’S HILARIOUS!!!!
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To each their own, but
Babs sure does love her some ALL CAPS. Lock key stuck?
FWIW, it comes across as a loudmouth, overly aggressive usage that alienates and weakens any attempted point.
Like a bitchy VP I know who liked to flex her anger words with needless capital usage toward business associates in emails years ago, is a primary reason her business is failing, and she is now ignored, having pissed off way too many with her actions. Lost all respect, and any willingness by her targets to engage in further communication and business transaction.
Too much bluster, not enough tolerant customers or suppliers to court anymore. Turned off, by an irritating style.
It is akin to the old school management style of being a yelling, repulsive siren to humble people and all others with eyes and ears to witness.
Ignore the advice as you wish, Doc.
The “Chosen People” think they are the smartest and they always take control; that’s why everything got so screwed up. They actually hate our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, our Declaration of Independence, the Congress, honest reporting & elections, honest statistics, even the Gospel about their Messiah and God.
Placing individual rights above the government rights would be hate speech to a communist
Algorithm my ass,that was done with straight out human action is my guess!
The Declaration of Independence is hate speech. Hate against tyranny. The first amendment of the constitution guarantees hate speech against tyranny. I guess Facebook doesn’t get it.
Stupid seems to be ingrained in Facebook.