{"id":909,"date":"2014-02-12T11:59:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T10:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ericlee.info\/blog\/?p=909"},"modified":"2014-02-12T11:59:45","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T10:59:45","slug":"facebook-promotes-the-oldest-anti-jewish-libel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ericlee.info\/blog\/facebook-promotes-the-oldest-anti-jewish-libel\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook promotes the oldest anti-Jewish libel"},"content":{"rendered":"

I learned this morning that Facebook has a page devoted to “Jewish ritual murder” which I found hard to believe — so I checked and found it’s true<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, as one does, I used Facebook’s complaint procedure to formally report harassment.\u00a0 After all, I do feel harassed — as a Jew and a human being — by people promoting vile anti-Jewish propaganda.<\/p>\n

It took Facebook 32 minutes<\/em> to respond, which is great.<\/p>\n

Good to see that they care about racism and antisemitism and are as keen as I am to … wait a minute … here’s a screenshot of their response:<\/p>\n

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Just in case you can’t read that, here’s the essence of it:<\/p>\n

You reported Jewish ritual murder for harassment.
\nStatus<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0This page wasn’t removed
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\nThank you for taking the time to report something that you feel may violate our Community Standards. Reports like yours are an important part of making Facebook a safe and welcoming environment. We reviewed the page you reported for harassment and found it doesn’t violate our Community Standards.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When I went to look at the Facebook “Community Standards<\/a>” here’s what I found under “Hate Speech”:<\/p>\n

“Facebook does not permit hate speech<\/strong><\/em>, but distinguishes between serious and humorous speech. While we encourage you to challenge ideas, institutions, events, and practices, we do not permit individuals or groups to attack others<\/strong><\/em> based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability or medical condition.”<\/p>\n

So, Facebook, how is a page promoting the oldest anti-Semitic slur<\/a>, the infamous “blood libel”<\/a>, not hate speech?<\/p>\n

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