Meta pins ‘Spamouflage’ influence campaign on Chinese law enforcement
One AmericaAPR 2023
While the policy should be modified to prevent wrapping insightful and positive content in the same box as pro-terrorism content, the goal of Meta's DOI list is still a virtuous one. There's no need to allow Facebook or Instagram users to bolster violent movements or governments, which makes DOI the perfect prevention policy. Referencing a DOI in order to condemn it is good, but the internet shouldn't be a Wild West where murderers and warlords can preach their harmful rhetoric.
Meta's secret blacklist didn't just ban Palestinian freedom fighters but specifically targeted conservative and majority-White organizations. While it banned pro-Western Civilization groups and men's rights groups, it allowed the Black Panthers and the Nation of Islam to run free. Like it or not, Meta systematically condoned and even propagated violent rhetoric against one racial group while simultaneously prohibiting them from defending themselves.