In Reversal, Zuckerberg Says Facebook Will Label Newsworthy Posts That Violate Its Rules

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 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said the company will begin labeling posts that violate its policies, but are newsworthy— a significant climb down for the social media giant as it faces criticism from civil rights groups and advertisers for its handling of misinformation and hateful content.

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“We’re still going to allow people to share this content in order to condemn it, just like we do with other problematic content because this is an important part of how we discuss what is acceptable in our society. But we’re going to add a prompt to tell people that the content they’re sharing may violate our policies,” Zuckerberg said during a livestreamed internal town hall meeting.