Facebook announced Thursday that it has taken action against ads sponsoring President Trump's posts because, as CNN reports, they have violated hate speech policies. Trump's posts attacked the Antifa group, which was described as a "far-left group." The post was accompanied by an inverted triangle.
Offending. Antifa is an anti-fascist political movement in the United States of America, composed of autonomous groups that aim to achieve their goals through violent or non-violent actions. Antifa activists are involved in protests and sometimes cause property damage, physical violence against people who have fascist or racist beliefs. Individuals of this movement have anti-capitalist views and agree with a number of ideologies of the left, such as Marxism, socialism, etc.
Trump's post was sharply criticized by The Anti-Defamation League - a US-based international non-profit Jewish organization. Anti-Defamation said the inverted triangle "is virtually identical to what the communist regime used to classify political prisoners in concentration camps."
Facebook said it decided to remove these posts because they go against policies that prohibit hate speech and the use of symbols of problematic groups. "Our policy prohibits the use of such symbols without the context that condemns or discusses the symbol."
Representatives of Trump said that "the triangle is a symbol widely used by Antifa."
Facebook's decision comes as a surprise, as it has refused to intervene in Trump's posts, unlike Twitter and Snapchat, platforms that days ago said they would not promote the president's posts where hate speech or violence is seen. . Meanwhile, Facebook decided to block such posts. Zuckerberg said he "does not agree with divisive rhetoric, but is responsible for a platform where speech is free." The decision of the founder and CEO of Facebook was not well received by employees and former employees of the company, who considered him a "coward" and reacted harshly through a public letter.
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